Inside Higher Ed by Ryan Craig Colleges may be facing pressure to separate their credentialed learning from their other offerings, Ryan Craig writes. Our work-force development system, meanwhile, could learn a thing or two from higher education. In the past, I’ve been critical of bundles. In my 2015 book, College Disrupted: […]
Inside Higher Ed The U.S. Department of Education is contemplating going back to the drawing board on complex rules governing authority to operate online programs in multiple states. By Lindsay McKenzie January 23, 2019 Controversial regulations requiring online institutions to be authorized to operate in multiple states were up for debate […]
EducationDive By Ben Unglesbee January 20, 2019 On the evening of Dec. 4, Lane Goodwin, a program manager with the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, saw an email from Education Corporation of America’s (ECA) primary accreditor. The email notified the for-profit operator and affected state officials that most of ECA’s colleges […]
Inside Higher Ed By Ashley Smith January 16, 2019 New York governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed increasing regulations on for-profit institutions as part of his 2019-20 budget plan. Under his proposal released Tuesday, for-profit colleges would be required to regularly report their funding sources to the state and would not be allowed […]
EdSurge By Sydney Johnson January 8, 2019 Coding bootcamps have been quick to adopt income-share agreements, or ISAs, as they work to figure out funding models amid a fast-changing industry. The model typically entails students paying back a portion of their salary after completing a program and landing a job, rather […]
EducationText.org By Michael B. Horn Using video storytelling to motivate learning Hollywood is coming to a university near you—as nearby as the closest computer screen. Educators are attempting to harness the power of the industry that commands our attention at the movies (and on our tablets, televisions, and phones) for students […]
InsideHigherEd By Ashley A. Smith January 7, 2019 For-profit cosmetology operators in Iowa used legal threats to prevent competition with lower-priced community colleges, according to The New York Times, but the case appears to be an outlier. On at least one occasion, a for-profit cosmetology college used a state law to stop […]
Seeking: Director of Accounting/Controller Small Northern California college seeking a Director of Accounting/Controller responsible for monthly earning reports, tax reporting, inventory management, payables, receivables, payroll. Prepares monthly financials in accordance with GAAP along with budget, cash, and cost projections. Supervises department of three. Knowledge of QuickBooks. Salary DOE plus benefits. […]
Fool.com Shares of Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) have crushed the market over the last one, five, and 10 years. At our Motley Fool member event in Denver in October, Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross talked with Grand Canyon Education CEO Brian Mueller about the business of education, the price of college, […]
ACICS According to the criteria for recognition, accrediting agencies must “demonstrate that its standards, policies, procedures, and decisions to grant or deny accreditation are widely accepted in the United States by— (a) Educators and educational institutions; and (b) Licensing bodies, practitioners, and employers in the professional or vocational fields for […]