NEBHE is pleased to welcome Stephanie Miranda Murphy as its new policy research analyst. She joins NEBHE from the James B. Hunt Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy in… Read more »
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Trump Executive Order Encourages Workforce Development
DC Shuttle … Companies Pledge Apprenticeships at White House Event. The White House announced a new “Pledge to America’s Workers” initiative to design an apprenticeship strategy and encourage companies to… Read more »
Going to Fund Like It’s 2019, Plus Retreat on Race in Admissions and Beefing Up School Safety
DC Shuttle … House Appropriations Committee Passes 2019 Education Funding Bill. The House Appropriations Committee approved, 30 to 22, a $177.1 billion bill to fund the departments of Labor, Education,… Read more »
Feds, States Grappling with Career and Tech Ed
DC Shuttle … Congress Advancing Perkins CTE Reauthorization. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee marked up a bill to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical… Read more »
MindEdge Blog Series: The Rise of AI and Robotics
NEBHE’s Commission on Higher Education & Employability has thought hard over the past year about the increasing role of artificial intelligence and robotics in the future of life and work…. Read more »
Another Government Reinvention, Starting with Merger of Education and Labor Departments?
DC Shuttle … President Proposes Government Reorganization. President Donald Trump proposed a full-scale government reorganization, titled “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century: Reform Plan and Reorganization Recommendations.” The plans… Read more »
Senate Would Edge Up Labor-HHS-Education Funding
DC Shuttle … Senate Appropriations Chair Announces 2019 Education Spending. Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Roy Blunt (R-MO) announced that the allocation for Labor-HHS-Education for the 2019 fiscal year beginning… Read more »
New England Board of Higher Ed Launches Regional Initiative with Credential Engine
NEBHE is pleased to announce the following grant from Lumina Foundation to launch the High Value Credentials for New England (HVCNE) initiative. The initiative is part of the ongoing work… Read more »
New England Colleges Named in U.S. Antitrust Investigation
DC Shuttle … Universities Targeted by Department of Justice in Antitrust Probe on Early-Decision Policies. The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into antitrust violations related to early-decision… Read more »
NEBHE Regional Commission Issues Major Report and Recommendations on Higher Education and Employability
PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 19, 2018–The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) Commission on Higher Education & Employability today released a major report with recommendations to increase the career readiness… Read more »