Posts Categorized: Schools

What Gives? Perspectives on Philanthropy and Higher Education

Posted July 18th, 2011 by John O. Harney & filed under Analysis, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

Late last month, NEBHE senior fellow and Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Chair Charles Desmond and I launched a series of interviews with key leaders in New England philanthropy. Our goal was to paint a picture of what philanthropies see as the key issues and challenges facing higher education and how potential funders can have the most meaningful impacts on education in New England. Our ...

DC Shuttle: Congress Considers Charter Schools, Workforce Investment, Manufacturing … and Other Higher Ed News from Washington

Posted June 27th, 2011 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

On Wednesday, the House Education and Workforce Committee approved the second of five total planned bills on federal education reform for the 112th Congress. By a vote of 34 to 5, the committee advanced legislation (H.R. 2218) which would allow governors, state education agencies, and charter school boards to parcel out funding to expand or duplicate successful charter schools. States without caps...

New England Guvs on Future of Higher Ed

Posted June 24th, 2011 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, Analysis, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Homeslide, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

We invited each of the six New England governors to write articles on future challenges facing higher education in their respective states. ... The Future of Higher Education in Connecticut by Dannel P. Malloy, Governor of Connecticut Outwardly, the results appear impressive—growth in enrollments and degrees granted, expanded campuses and program offerings, and a well-known reputation ...

In Massachusetts, Public Higher Education Is the Engine for Opportunity

Posted June 13th, 2011 by Shoshana Akins & filed under Admissions, Analysis, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Homeslide, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

NEJHE presents exclusive articles by New England's governors on higher education in their states ... Thanks to our dedicated teachers and committed students, Massachusetts leads the nation in student achievement and classroom innovation. We’ve made education our top priority because it’s the path to a more fulfilling life, a more rewarding career and a richer society. I have personally expe...

Unintended Consequences: An Uncertain Future for Distance Learning

Posted June 9th, 2011 by John O. Harney & filed under Analysis, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Homeslide, Schools, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

While most in the academic community know about the attempt to rein in the for-profits, few are aware of its collateral damage. In October, the Department of Education issued its Program Integrity Rules, intended to protect federal funds especially from those for-profit institutions with high student loan default rates. Well-intentioned though this was, the DOE dropped an inadvertent bombshell: Al...

In Maine, Postsecondary Success Starts Before College

Posted June 6th, 2011 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, College Readiness, Commentary, Demography, Economy, Financing, Homeslide, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

NEJHE presents exclusive articles by New England's governors on higher education in their states ... Last spring, 83% of Maine public high school students who began high school four years earlier received a diploma. About 65% of those graduates likely enrolled in some form of postsecondary education—at a public university, private institution, community college or elsewhere. A 2008 re...

Walter Peterson, 1922-2011: New England Loses Another Giant

Posted June 4th, 2011 by John O. Harney & filed under Commentary, Economy, Financing, Regionalism, Schools, Students, The Journal, Trends.

New Hampshire governor and longtime NEBHE delegate and chair, Walter Peterson died at age 88 on Wednesday, June 1. Walter attended William and Mary College and the University of New Hampshire before serving as a naval officer in the Pacific theater of World War II. After the war, he graduated from Dartmouth College. In 1948, with his father and brother, he founded The Petersons Inc. Real Estate...

DC Shuttle: Congress Working to Reauthorize K-12 Law, Reward Early Learning, Protect Internet Privacy

Posted May 31st, 2011 by John O. Harney & filed under Admissions, Analysis, College Readiness, Demography, Economy, Financing, International, Regionalism, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

On Wednesday, the House Education and Workforce Committee advanced the first bill (H.R. 1891) in a planned series of education reform legislation. Under the bill, which was approved along party lines (23-16), $400 million in funding for over 40 education programs created under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) would be repealed. Republican supporters of the bill, sponsored by Congr...

DC Shuttle: Dreaming and other Higher Ed News from Washington

Posted May 16th, 2011 by John O. Harney & filed under College Readiness, Economy, Financing, Schools, Student Aid, Students, Technology, The Journal, Trends.

On Friday, Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) introduced the first (H.R. 1891) of a series of education reform bills planned by the House Education and Workforce Committee. Congressman Hunter chairs the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, and his bill is aimed at reducing wasteful spending in K-12 education. The legislation would eliminate 43 education programs in o...

Don’t Sweat the Big Stuff: Academic Innovation in all Shapes and Sizes

Posted April 5th, 2011 by NEBHE Admin & filed under Economy, Financing, Schools, Students, The Journal, Trends.

To listen as many of us incessantly complain, one would think academe is chronically resistant to change, new ideas and innovative programs. We often hear the smaller the stakes, the greater the petty battles—no opportunity is too minute to stall and impede. Before tenure, junior faculty need to be protected while they build their publications dossier; after tenure, they no longer need to ca...