Liberal Education for a Land of Colleges: Yale’s Reports of 1828; David B. Potts; Palgrave MacMillan; 2010. Liberal Education for a Land of Colleges: Yale’s Reports of 1828, is, in… Read more »
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DC Shuttle: Congress Looking at Changing Rule that Requires For-Profit Colleges Get No More than 90% of Revenue from Feds
The Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill’s $158 billion in discretionary funding provides a 0.12% funding increase from FY 2011 Education Department funding levels, and includes a provision to maintain Pell Grants at…
DC Shuttle: Obama Proposes $5 Billion for Community College Infrastructure
In his speech before a joint session of Congress Thursday evening, President Obama put forward several proposals aimed at bolstering the economy and creating jobs. Among these proposals was $30…
NE Budget Math: Two More Plus Four Equals All Six NE States with Budgets Passed
All six New England states have completed the initial step in their budget processes in this very difficult fiscal year. In mid-June, we reported that Connecticut and Vermont had completed… Read more »
DC Shuttle: Duncan Defends Ed Budget Request … and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
Editor’s Note: A reminder that our DC Shuttle column has changed gates. Our news from Washington will now appear in Newslink, rather than the Journal section, of https://www.nebhe.org. On Wednesday,…
Trends & Indicators 2011: Demography, Part II
Is demography really destiny? The makeup of the population and the perceived value of education are changing. So this year following the decennial census, we’re presenting our demography figures a… Read more »
Physical Plant: A Review of Architecture and Academe: College Buildings in New England Before 1860
Architecture and Academe: College Buildings in New England Before 1860; Bryant F. Tolles Jr.; University Press of New England, 2011 It’s not the topic that New England’s higher education institutions…
DC Shuttle: Duncan Hints at NCLB Alternative, Distance Learning Boosted and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
On June 11, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that if Congress is unable to pass a comprehensive overhaul of the 2001 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) education law before the…
Conn. and Vt. First NE States to Complete Legislative Sessions
Two newly elected Democratic governors pushed through ambitious legislative agendas in record time, with the support of legislatures controlled by Democrats. Both states took bold steps to jumpstart the economy… Read more »
In Massachusetts, Public Higher Education Is the Engine for Opportunity
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… Read more »