College value ranking lists on the rise. The New York Times reported that rankings of colleges’ value, based on cost compared to returns, are increasing. Children’s hospitals graduate medical education…
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DC Shuttle: Amid Flurry of Ed Reports, Suggestion that College Net Prices Have Been Stable over Decade
College net prices stable, reports find. Last week, the College Board released reports on “Trends in College Pricing” and “Trends in Student Aid” which found that, even though the price…
DC Shuttle: Report Links Poverty to Lack of College—No Surprise There
New data linking poverty and less pursuit of higher education. A report released by the National Student Clearinghouse provides new data showing that students from high schools serving large concentrations…
DC Shuttle: Gridlocked Congress Considers Schools Reauthorization, Private Gift to Keep Head Start Going
Calls for action on ESEA. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Monday called for action on a long-overdue overhaul of the elementary and secondary school law, contending that Congress has “failed…
DC Shuttle: All Shut Down? Not Quite
Shutdown’s limited initial effects of education. The U.S. Department of Education is on partial shutdown, with many employees furloughed, but school districts are functioning in full. The effects of the…
DC Shuttle: Lawmakers Revisit Bank-College Deals
Legislators ask for information on relationship between schools and lenders. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Finance Committee Maxine Waters (D-CA), and Ranking Member of the House…
DC Shuttle: Washington Moves on Higher Ed Reauthorization, Common Core Assessments
Congress considers renewal of the Higher Education Act. Momentum is slowly building to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) with college costs and student debt under bipartisan scrutiny. The most…
DC Shuttle: No Research Left Behind?
Common guidelines for education research and development. The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have formally released common guidelines for education research and development. The guidelines…
DC Shuttle: Congress Looks to Redraw PK-12, Higher Ed Laws
Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is due for reauthorization and proposals have been introduced in the House and Senate. (The last reauthorization of…
DC Shuttle: Loan Rate Bill on to WH; Workforce Reauthorization Trudges Ahead; Info From For-Profits Deemed Inconsistent
Student loan interest rate bill sent to president. On Wednesday, the House approved the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911) by a vote of 392 to 31. The Senate…