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 »
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DC Shuttle: A Little RESPECT for Teachers?
A new $5 billion Education Department program aims to improve teacher training and career paths. The Recognizing Educational Success, Professional Excellence and Collaborative Teaching (RESPECT) project encourages states and districts…
Remember Access? Dissed Concept Gets a Boost Amid Focus on Degree Completion
The term “Access” has acquired a bit of a Rodney Dangerfield complex since back in the day when I suggested: “If one word captures the range of compelling issues that…
Multiple Pathways for All Students
Maine has been focusing on the importance of postsecondary training. As the Maine Department of Education’s Pre-K-16 Task Force noted: “To guarantee a more promising future for Maine youth and… Read more »
DC Shuttle: Obama Admin Cuts Pell Grant Overpayments, New Eye on Private Student Loans
As part of the Campaign to Cut Waste, the Obama administration cut erroneous Pell Grant payments to 2.7% in 2011, the lowest it has been since 2005. White House officials…
DC Shuttle: Obama Moves to Ease Student Loan Debt
On Wednesday, President Obama announced a new proposal to ease the burden of student loan debt. The “Know Before You Owe” initiative will allow students with multiple government-backed loans to…
DC Shuttle: Congress Holds Hearing on Stemming Brain Drain of Foreign Grads
The House Education and Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training held a hearing Wednesday on the benefit of encouraging foreign graduates of U.S. universities to remain in…
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 »
DC Shuttle: Congress to Update No Child Left Behind?
On Tuesday, the House voted 365-54 to pass the latest in a series of bills to update the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) education law. This latest legislation (H.R. 2218)…
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…