State Capital Notes … In 2013, Gov. Deval Patrick was often at loggerheads with legislators on big-ticket items, including education funding and transportation. In 2014, the atmosphere was more cordial…. Read more »
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RI Governor, Lawmakers Take Steps to Boost Ocean State’s Economy, Extend Tuition Freeze
State Capital Notes … Gov. Lincoln Chafee and state legislators closed out the six-month legislative session by approving an $8.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2015, taking steps they believe… Read more »
Ringing Recess Bills?
DC Shuttle … Campus sexual assault bill unveiled in Senate. A bipartisan group of senators unveiled the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, a proposal that would hold colleges and universities… Read more »
Educating the Next Generation of Makers
NEBHE’s Problem Based Learning Projects Focus on Hot Fields such as Advanced Manufacturing … The field of manufacturing typically conjures images of dimly lit dirty and dangerous factories crowded with… Read more »
Conducting Experiments
DC Shuttle … Department of Education expands experimental sites initiative. The U.S. Department of Education announced that it will be testing the idea of awarding student financial aid for more… Read more »
Maine Lawmakers Wrap Up Session Amid Record Number of Gubernatorial Vetoes
Revised Sept. 8, 2014 State Capital Notes … Maine lawmakers on April 16 finished the second session of the 126th Maine Legislature. The session was marked by a record number… Read more »
Congress on Budgets, Title IX on Sexual Assaults, SCOTUS on Race Preferences
DC Shuttle … House and Senate committees hold hearings on Ed Budget. The House Education and the Workforce Committee held a hearing on the FY 2015 budget request for the… Read more »
MIA: Accuplacer Prep
Reports of the redesign of the SAT resonate with many parents and their school-age children who have had personal experience with the controversial college gatekeeper. But another test in the… Read more »
Transference!
State Capital Notes … Amid enrollment declines, state systems turn to new policies to fill seats and improve college completion Many state colleges and universities throughout the region are facing… Read more »
Slowly Revving Up HEA Reauthorization
DC Shuttle … House hearing on college access. The House Education and the Workforce Committee held a hearing on access to higher education as part of reauthorizing the Higher Education… Read more »