Inside Higher Ed Josh Moody September 19, 2022 Once a hot topic in higher education, income-share agreements have faced increasing scrutiny in recent years. Now, even as some colleges wind their ISA programs down, Stanford Law School is going a different route and launching a new pilot program for income-share agreements. […]
ED SCOOP Jake Williams September 15, 2022 Ninety-four percent of online learners reported positive views of online learning, according to a survey published this month by the academic publisher Wiley. Of the 2,500 adult respondents who enrolled or were planning to enroll in an online degree or certificate program, Wiley found most […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik September 19, 20222 The 2022 Inside Higher Ed Survey of College and University Admissions Directors arrives at a time of significant change for admissions, with more change coming soon: The Supreme Court will hear two cases involving affirmative action next month. Standardized testing’s importance in admissions is […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz September 15, 2022 We took a closer look at National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data to tease out what could most impact 4-year institutions. Transfer enrollment has been hammered hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Over the past two years, the number of transfer students enrolling […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott September 14, 2022 A step forward or backward? Title IX public comments show deep divisions. Higher education associations generally like Education Secretary Miguel Cardona’s new regulations for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 but want more clarity about how the changes would be carried out, […]
The Conversation Christopher Burnett September 13, 2022 The big idea Whenever a college or university gets sanctioned by the agency that provides its accreditation, fewer students enroll in that school. That’s what I found in a study in which I examined whether the sanctions influence how students decide which schools to attend. […]
Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox September 13, 2022 Transfer enrollment from two- to four-year institutions, already down in 2021, continued to fall through the second year of the pandemic, the National Student Clearinghouse finds. Transfer enrollment from two-year institutions to four-year bachelor’s degree programs continued to decline during the 2021–22 […]
The Gazette Michael Karlik September 11, 2022 The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear three cases implicating the government’s ability to deny applications for charter schools and for Good Samaritans to receive compensation for injuries they suffer during a rescue. The justices also announced on Tuesday they will review a complex […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz September 12, 2022 Agency officials want to prevent for-profit colleges from becoming nonprofits in name only, but policy experts don’t agree on proposed rules. In July, the U.S. Department of Education proposed regulations meant to crack down on for-profit colleges converting to nonprofit schools in […]
Cal Matters Mikhail Zinshteyn September 12, 2022 IN SUMMARY A one-time state program worth $500 million has opened up from its pilot program to support displaced workers who want to acquire new job skills. Unlike other student aid, this grant can support programs shorter than three months. Recipients cannot have […]