DC Shuttle ...
Senate Overturns Teacher-Preparation Regulation Under CRA. In a 59-40 vote, the Senate passed a resolution (HJ Res 58) to repeal a rule requiring states to report and evaluate teacher-training programs. The Senate vote will halt the new requirements for teacher-training programs, finalized by the Obama administration in October, before they would go into effect in the summer. The r...
Johnson
Comings and Goings ...
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees tapped Becker College President Robert E. Johnson to be chancellor of UMass Dartmouth, succeeding Peyton Randolph Helm, who served as interim chancellor after the departure of Chancellor Divina Grossman. In a letter to Becker faculty and staff, Johnson said Nancy Crimmin, Becker's senior vice president and chie...
DC Shuttle ...
Hearing on Education Budget. The House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing to discuss potential budget action. Subcommittee Chair Tom Cole (R-OK) said that $20 billion in cuts is expected to spending on labor, education and health programs. "There's no part of this budget that can escape unscath...
Herbert
Comings and Goings ...
The University of New England named Drexel University Executive Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate College James Herbert to be the Biddeford, Maine-based university's next president, effective July 1. He will succeed Danielle Ripich, who has led the university for 11 years.
Saint Anselm College appointed Allegheny College Associate Provost for Diversity a...
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DeVos Outlines Policy Intentions. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave remarks to the Association of Community College Trustees' National Legislative Summit. During her remarks, DeVos praised the work of community colleges, calling them "essential engines of workforce and economic development." Diverse: Issues In Higher Education reports that she promised that community c...
DC Shuttle ...
House Approves Bills to Limit Role of Ed Dept. and ESSA. Under the Congressional Review Act, the House voted to overturn to Obama administration regulations. The House passed two resolutions to end department regulations dealing with state assessments (H.J. Res. 57) and teacher-preparation programs (H.J. Res. 58). H.J. Res. 57, which passed 234-190, would nullify an Education Depar...
DC Shuttle ...
Jerry Falwell to Lead Higher Ed Task Force. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell has been asked by President Donald Trump to lead a task force that will identify changes that should be made to the U.S. Department of Education, the Chronicle of Higher Education reports. Falwell said he sees "overreaching regulation" as a target of his work.
Trump Tweets about Federal Funding....
Kendrick
Comings and Goings ...
Dorsey Kendrick announced she plans to retire June 30 as president of Gateway Community College, a post she has held since 1999. She boosted enrollment by 100% in her first eight years and presided over Gateway's consolidation of two campuses into a new $198 million, 3.7-acre central location in downtown New Haven in 2012.
Charles Wall announced he will reti...
DC Shuttle ...
New House Education Committee Holds First Meeting. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce met for the first time in the 115th Congress under the new leadership of Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC). Lawmakers voted on rules for the committee, and considered and adopted an "oversight and investigation" plan for the next two years. Republicans targeted the Every Student Succeeds ...
By 2032, the number of new high school graduates in New England is projected to decline by 22,000 to a total 140,273, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s (WICHE) most recent Knocking at the College Door report.
New England’s challenge with an aging population and falling birth rates has been well chronicled. With fresh projections and an ever-changing polit...
DC Shuttle ...
Senate Overturns Teacher-Preparation Regulation Under CRA. In a 59-40 vote, the Senate passed a resolution (HJ Res 58) to repeal a rule requiring states to report and evaluate teacher-training programs. The Senate vote will halt the new requirements for teacher-training programs, finalized by the Obama administration in October, before they would go into effect in the summer. The r... 
Johnson
Comings and Goings ...
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees tapped Becker College President Robert E. Johnson to be chancellor of UMass Dartmouth, succeeding Peyton Randolph Helm, who served as interim chancellor after the departure of Chancellor Divina Grossman. In a letter to Becker faculty and staff, Johnson said Nancy Crimmin, Becker's senior vice president and chie... 
DC Shuttle ...
Hearing on Education Budget. The House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing to discuss potential budget action. Subcommittee Chair Tom Cole (R-OK) said that $20 billion in cuts is expected to spending on labor, education and health programs. "There's no part of this budget that can escape unscath... 
Herbert
Comings and Goings ...
The University of New England named Drexel University Executive Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate College James Herbert to be the Biddeford, Maine-based university's next president, effective July 1. He will succeed Danielle Ripich, who has led the university for 11 years.
Saint Anselm College appointed Allegheny College Associate Provost for Diversity a... 
DC Shuttle ...
DeVos Outlines Policy Intentions. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave remarks to the Association of Community College Trustees' National Legislative Summit. During her remarks, DeVos praised the work of community colleges, calling them "essential engines of workforce and economic development." Diverse: Issues In Higher Education reports that she promised that community c... 
DC Shuttle ...
House Approves Bills to Limit Role of Ed Dept. and ESSA. Under the Congressional Review Act, the House voted to overturn to Obama administration regulations. The House passed two resolutions to end department regulations dealing with state assessments (H.J. Res. 57) and teacher-preparation programs (H.J. Res. 58). H.J. Res. 57, which passed 234-190, would nullify an Education Depar... 
DC Shuttle ...
Jerry Falwell to Lead Higher Ed Task Force. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell has been asked by President Donald Trump to lead a task force that will identify changes that should be made to the U.S. Department of Education, the Chronicle of Higher Education reports. Falwell said he sees "overreaching regulation" as a target of his work.
Trump Tweets about Federal Funding.... 
Kendrick
Comings and Goings ...
Dorsey Kendrick announced she plans to retire June 30 as president of Gateway Community College, a post she has held since 1999. She boosted enrollment by 100% in her first eight years and presided over Gateway's consolidation of two campuses into a new $198 million, 3.7-acre central location in downtown New Haven in 2012.
Charles Wall announced he will reti... 
DC Shuttle ...
New House Education Committee Holds First Meeting. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce met for the first time in the 115th Congress under the new leadership of Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC). Lawmakers voted on rules for the committee, and considered and adopted an "oversight and investigation" plan for the next two years. Republicans targeted the Every Student Succeeds ... 
By 2032, the number of new high school graduates in New England is projected to decline by 22,000 to a total 140,273, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s (WICHE) most recent Knocking at the College Door report.
New England’s challenge with an aging population and falling birth rates has been well chronicled. With fresh projections and an ever-changing polit...