With changes to state policy in 2005, New Hampshire became one of the leading states in the nation in competency-based education school reform. The Granite State’s approach requires school districts to award high school diplomas based on a mastery of competencies (rather than the traditional measure of seat-time).
But state policy is only the first step in change: What makes a difference to...
Through its partnership with RadioHigherEd.com, NEJHE is pleased to present a conversation on "Using Data to Improve Student Outcomes" with Timothy M. Renick, vice president for enrollment management and student success and vice provost at Georgia State University.
The podcast also includes bonus content from David A. Bergeron, senior fellow for postsecondary education at the Center for Amer...
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Don Tuski announced he is leaving the presidency of Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine, after six years to become president at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Ore.
David Daley, the editor-in-chief of Salon.com, was named CEO/publisher of the Connecticut News Project, publisher of the CTMirror and its sister websites TrendCT and CT Viewpoints.
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Nancy L. Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York system, will resign on June 30, 2017, after seven years leading the nation's largest comprehensive system of higher education. Zimpher forged notable cross-sector partnerships in areas ranging from early college high schools to transfer and research commercialization. She keynoted NEBHE's October 2015 confer...
That’s a million-dollar question … with seemingly a million answers.
And while this topic is routinely batted back and forth, the fact remains that inconsistencies in definitions and data persist. The national College & Career Readiness & Success Center at the American Institutes for Research reports that only three of the six New England states have defined what it means to ...
Massachusetts state Rep. Tom Sannicandro is House Chair of the Joint Committee on Higher Education and a member of NEBHE's Legislative Advisory Committee. He is also the father of a child with Down syndrome.
He chaired the Special Education Parent Advisory Council in Ashland, Mass., before becoming a school committee member in 2000 and state representative in 2005. In his time on Beacon Hil...
Comings and Goings ...
Frank D. Sánchez, vice chancellor for student affairs at the City University of New York (CUNY), was named the next president of Rhode Island College, succeeding Nancy Carriuolo, who is stepping down May 21. Clark Green, the college's interim vice president for advancement, will serve as interim president.
Danielle N. Ripich will step down as president of the Univ...
Through its partnership with RadioHigherEd.com, NEJHE is pleased to provide a conversation with Paul Lingenfelter, former president of the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO).
In this podcast, Lingenfelter provides perspective on the debate surrounding a federal unit record system for higher education.
Radio Higher Ed’s entire podcast collection can be accessed by visit...
No wonder “proficiency-based” high school transcripts are catching on in some states: By capturing habits of work, proficiency-based models provide increasingly relevant information regarding a student’s ability to succeed in today’s world.
But will proficiency-based transcripts put students at a disadvantage in the college application and evaluation process?
A new NEBHE ...
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Antioch University New England will host "In Bloom in Keene: Promising Practices in Nature-based Early Childhood Education," featuring nationally recognized keynote speakers and workshops by local practitioners on the education and health benefits of being in the natural world with children, on Thursday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cartoonist, rapper and multimedia arti...
Comings and Goings ...
Don Tuski announced he is leaving the presidency of Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine, after six years to become president at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Ore.
David Daley, the editor-in-chief of Salon.com, was named CEO/publisher of the Connecticut News Project, publisher of the CTMirror and its sister websites TrendCT and CT Viewpoints.
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Comings and Goings ...
Nancy L. Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York system, will resign on June 30, 2017, after seven years leading the nation's largest comprehensive system of higher education. Zimpher forged notable cross-sector partnerships in areas ranging from early college high schools to transfer and research commercialization. She keynoted NEBHE's October 2015 confer... 
That’s a million-dollar question … with seemingly a million answers.
And while this topic is routinely batted back and forth, the fact remains that inconsistencies in definitions and data persist. The national College & Career Readiness & Success Center at the American Institutes for Research reports that only three of the six New England states have defined what it means to ... 
Massachusetts state Rep. Tom Sannicandro is House Chair of the Joint Committee on Higher Education and a member of NEBHE's Legislative Advisory Committee. He is also the father of a child with Down syndrome.
He chaired the Special Education Parent Advisory Council in Ashland, Mass., before becoming a school committee member in 2000 and state representative in 2005. In his time on Beacon Hil... 
Comings and Goings ...
Frank D. Sánchez, vice chancellor for student affairs at the City University of New York (CUNY), was named the next president of Rhode Island College, succeeding Nancy Carriuolo, who is stepping down May 21. Clark Green, the college's interim vice president for advancement, will serve as interim president.
Danielle N. Ripich will step down as president of the Univ... 
A few calendar items ...
Antioch University New England will host "In Bloom in Keene: Promising Practices in Nature-based Early Childhood Education," featuring nationally recognized keynote speakers and workshops by local practitioners on the education and health benefits of being in the natural world with children, on Thursday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cartoonist, rapper and multimedia arti...