CNS News By Gerard Scimeca It’s no secret how many Democrats in Washington openly condemn private, for-profit and non-profit colleges and universities that offer students specific, career-focused degrees. Many Democrats in Congress work feverishly to shut these schools down, and they will only be happy with the education version of Obamacare, […]
Politico We’ve figured out why it’s so hard for first-generation students to succeed in college. The good news is there are easy fixes. By Nicole Stephens and Sarah Townsend January 16, 2019 It’s one of the most frustrating facts in education: Compared with peers from middle- and upper-class families, students […]
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 […]
CECU.org 1/15/2019 A new Gallup research study of student satisfaction among graduates of a selection of the nation’s career education colleges and universities found a 62% increase in median personal earnings for the graduates surveyed. The Gallup research, commissioned by CECU, was conducted Sept. 25-Oct. 19, 2018 and includes responses from 3,203 […]
NYTimes By Andrew Ross Sorkin January 8, 2019 Income Sharing Agreements are gaining the attention of higher education and Wall Street. One early success story is getting a boost from venture capital. What if there were a way to eliminate student debt? No, really. Student debt reached a new height last […]
Education Dive Dive Brief: A recent ClassDojo survey of more than 560 randomly-selected teachers nationwide indicates 71% of those surveyed have taught students for whom English is a second language in the past three years, and 56% worry parents of these students don’t have enough English language skills to effectively participate […]
CC Daily BY ELLIE ASHFORD Source: Veterans Education Success, “Postsecondary Non-Completion Among Veterans: Contributing Factors and Implications,” November 2018. Military veterans in postsecondary education are more likely to earn an associate degree or certificate than their non-veteran peers. But veterans tend to take longer to complete. That’s one of the […]
Education Dive Dr. Alan Kadish is president of the Touro College and University System. I would like to correct a significant misnomer in academia. The phrase “non-traditional student” is often used to describe older students, those working full-time and those juggling parenting responsibilities. College marketing materials, as well as depictions in movies, […]
Evolllution by Eric Heiser As the economy continues to boil and jobs are plentiful, it is important to keep in mind the value that higher education, namely community colleges, can provide to both employers and students. While degrees can take students further and should be considered the end goal of […]