Higher education institutions are major employers, purchasers of goods and services, managers of real estate, and attractors of external investment. In short, they are huge drivers of the New England… Read more »
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E-to-E: Spanning Opportunity and Skills Gaps with Education-to-Employment Pathways
New England’s economy has improved, but economic opportunity and skills gaps contribute to slower growth in employment, income and social mobility than experienced in previous recoveries from recessions. With an… Read more »
Pushing Back on Higher Education as Trainer for High-Tech Jobs
NEBHE’s upcoming annual Leadership Summit scheduled for this coming October poses the question, “How Employable Are New England’s College Graduates, and What Can Higher Education Do About It?” The Summit… Read more »
Talent 4.0: How Employable are New England’s College Graduates and What Can Higher Education Do About It?
NEBHE held a conference titled Talent 4.0: How Employable Are New England’s College Graduates and What Can Higher Education Do About It? on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 at the Federal… Read more »
In Massachusetts, Employers Ask, Guv Answers with Ed Initiatives to Propel Workforce
Over the early months of 2016, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker responded to employers’ persistent calls for a more educated, highly skilled workforce by outlining a series of budgetary and policy… Read more »
A Third Way: Integrating Liberal and Professional Education
My talk is about Experiential Education and Liberal Learning. This topic has been on my mind ever since I graduated from a liberal arts college many years ago and began… Read more »
Emphasis on Math Stops Some from Full Participation in Education, Economy
In June 2015, we argued in a NEJHE article “Reducing Math Obstacles to Higher Education,” that intensified efforts to improve math education may make sense for many students, but for… Read more »
Folkehøjskole: A Scandinavian Model Can Help our Students Succeed in College
Sir Ken Robinson called it “academic inflation.” Boston analytics firm Burning Glass Technologies called it “upcredentialing.” One person who calls himself Biffo the Bear in an Internet chat room called… Read more »
Radio Higher Ed Speaks with Economist Carnevale
Through its partnership with RadioHigherEd.com, NEJHE is pleased to provide a conversation with Anthony Carnevale, director of the Center for Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University. In this podcast, Carnevale… Read more »
Bill Would Bar Feds from Mandating Common Core
DC Shuttle … House and Senate Conference Pass No Child Left Behind Reform. A Senate and House Conference Committee approved legislation which would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,… Read more »