Updated April 2012 … New England public schools were expected to award more than 147,000 high school diplomas in 2008-09. Fully 78% of New England 9th-graders graduate from high school… Read more »
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DC Shuttle: Secy Duncan Urges Deal Before Sequestration Cuts; Former Secy Alexander Calls for Shifting K-12 Funds to Students
At a hearing of the House Education and Workforce Committee on Wednesday, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan defended the administration’s budget proposal for FY2013. Committee Chair John Kline (R-MN) repeated…
DC Shuttle: Congress Begins Examining Obama Ed Proposals
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testified in support of the administration’s recent proposed higher education reforms at a Tuesday hearing of the House Appropriations Committee’s subcommittee with jurisdiction over education….
Will MITx Change How We Think About Higher Education?
While many colleges and universities are trying to adapt to the forces affecting higher education today, a recent move by the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology is about to cause… Read more »
NE College Prices Continue to Outpace Nation’s; Obama Unveils New Tuition Proposals
New England’s public and private two- and four years colleges continue to charge higher prices than the U.S. average, according to new data posted to the Financing Higher Education section… Read more »
DC Shuttle: Obama Outlines New Policies to Make Higher Ed Affordable
During a Friday morning speech at the University of Michigan, President Obama announced a set of initiatives to improve the quality and affordability of higher education. His proposals include tying…
Trends & Indicators: Enrollment Period
Updated December 2011 … Since NEBHE began publishing tables and charts exploring “Trends & Indicators” in New England higher education more than a half-century ago, few figures have grabbed as… Read more »
Higher Education and the Economy: The View from the Boston Fed Chief
NEBHE convened approximately 400 leaders of business, education and government at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on Nov. 7, 2011 for a conference titled “New England Works” Summit on… Read more »
DC Shuttle: Congress Still Trying to Fix No Child Left Behind
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Tom Harkin (D-IA) released his draft of legislation to update the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) education law on Tuesday….
NEBHE Bites Into the Core
The federal No Child Left Behind law of 2002 left it to states to establish their own academic standards and assessment systems. Those standards vary across the country in rigor… Read more »