NEBHE publishes new Policy Snapshot: State Student Grant Aid in New England In the 2010-11 academic year, New England states appropriated more than $181 million for state grant aid—collectively about… Read more »
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DC Shuttle: NIH Issues Plans for Biomed Research
Last Friday, the National Institute of Health (NIH) approved a broad implementation plan for a set of initiatives intended to strengthen and shape the biomedical research workforce based on the…
To Close the Skills Gap, Re-Value the Associate Degree
A number of economists, policymakers, elected officials and employers cite a “skills gap” as the reason the nation is not putting more people back to work. The problem, they reason,… Read more »
DC Shuttle: All Six NE States Have Now Requested NCLB Waivers; SIP Grants Awarded; Unionizing Grad Students
New Hampshire, Maine Request NCLB Waivers On Monday, officials in New Hampshire and Maine submitted requests for flexibility from the standards of No Child Left Behind. With this action, all…
NE Legislatures Adjourn After a Tough Fiscal Year
Though New England state revenues have rebounded slightly during FY 2012, the states held the line on new spending for FY 2013 and, in some cases, made further cuts. The… Read more »
DC Shuttle: Bill Would Make Sure Student Aid Funds Aren’t Spent on Marketing
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Tom Harkin (D-IA) is sponsoring legislation to prevent colleges from using federal student aid revenue, including Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits,…
The View from Vermont Gov. Shumlin
On April 3, NEBHE convened hundreds of New England opinion leaders at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to discuss “Locally and Regionally Engaged: New England Colleges and Universities as… Read more »
Chillin? American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment to Mark Fifth Anniversary
The American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) will hold its fifth annual Climate Leadership Summit at American University in Washington, D.C., from Thursday, June 21 at 4 p.m…. Read more »
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….
Grad Rates Don’t Tell Full Story of Community College Performance
Anyone who fixates on graduation rates has little understanding not only of the rich mission and value of our community colleges, but also how deeply flawed and inadequate those rates… Read more »