Inside Higher Ed Ashley Mowreader November 2, 2023 Nondegree pathways are growing in popularity among high school graduates. A new report reveals a gap between students’ knowledge of available opportunities beyond a four-year degree and their interest in skills-based learning. High school graduates are less inclined to see college as their next step, with recent […]
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The Hill Aaron White November 2, 2023 In public education’s latest blunder, the Oregon Department of Education has just decided that basic reading, writing and math skills are not required for students to graduate with a high school diploma. Prior to the passage of Senate Bill 744 in the Oregon Legislative Assembly’s 2021 session, the state’s “Assessment […]
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Higher Ed Dive Naaz Modan November 1, 2023 The agency did not announce a new deadline for the two proposals, though advocacy groups worry about keeping the current rule in place. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education missed its October deadline to finalize two long-awaited sets of Title IX regulations, delaying their release once more. The […]
Read MoreInside Higher Ed William J. Bennett November 2, 2023 The Biden administration’s move to change the rules for online program managers threatens to walk back online learning opportunities and limit educational access, William J. Bennett writes. It won’t surprise many readers of Inside Higher Ed that online learning has become a fixture of higher education. In […]
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