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Winter 2010 NEJHE is Final Print Issue Before Moving Online
BOSTON—The New England Board of Higher Education unveiled the Winter 2010 issue of The New England Journal of Higher Education packed with bold articles on innovative admissions policies, the achievement… Read more »
Summer 2004 CONNECTION: Colleges Grappling with Emotionally Troubled Students
BOSTON— More students are arriving at college today with emotional issues than five years ago, and there has been dramatic growth in the severity of the problems, according to the… Read more »
NE’s 2013 Legislative Sessions: Maine
Maine lawmakers averted a government shutdown, overriding Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of the budget for FY14 and FY15. Both branches exceeded the required two-thirds vote, with the House voting 114–34… Read more »
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…
Been There, Done That … Now to Get Credit Toward a Degree
Assessing what someone has learned from work and life experience to determine if it’s worth college credit When Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Richard M. Freeland met in June with representatives… Read more »
More on the Core
From a higher education perspective, new “Common Core” standards could improve student college-readiness levels, reduce institutional remediation rates and close education gaps in and between states. By 2014-15, many K-12… Read more »
DC Shuttle: Teacher Quality Under Scrutiny on Capitol Hill
House committee OKs ESEA reauthorization. On Wednesday, the House Education and the Workforce Committee approved a proposed reauthorization to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by a vote of…
DC Shuttle: Harkin Proposes Student Accountability Systems
ESEA reauthorization approved by committee. At a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) markup on Tuesday, lawmakers considered the Senate Democrats’ proposal, the Strengthening America’s Schools Act,…
DC Shuttle: Still Wrestling with Student Loan Interest; No Child Left Behind
Student loan rates. The Senate rejected two proposals to extend low interest rates on student loans after they expire on July 1. Without legislation, interest rates will double from 3.4%…