Rather than return to the pre-Covid state of affairs, policy change is needed to strengthen each leg of the “three-legged stool” of community college success: students’ financial stability, learning inside the classroom, and wraparound support services on campuses, Bunker Hill Community College President Pam Eddinger told the New England Board of Higher Education’s (NEBHE) Legislative Advi...
Amid a lingering pandemic, a surprise merger proposal and strong efforts to make college free or debt-free, the 2021 legislative session in New England was one for the books.
Let’s take a look at some of the highlights of this year’s state legislative sessions ...
Sexual misconduct and assault
Lawmakers in Connecticut and Massachusetts passed legislation focused on college campus ...
5 takeaways from NEBHE's Legislative Advisory Committee meeting ...
At its peak, the COVID-19 pandemic forced 55 million American children temporarily out of school. While many education systems have attempted varying degrees of remote learning, many researchers accept that the closures will produce substantial losses in learning, according to recent research by the World Bank Group and by Me...
Takeaways from NEBHE's Legislative Advisory Committee ...
The economic fallout of the layoffs and business closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc for New England workers—especially those who were already facing a structurally vulnerable workforce and employment system before the pandemic. What can state governments do to stimulate job creation and make New England’s econ...
The population of students pursuing postsecondary education in New England is not what it used to be. Fewer individuals fit the traditional profile of the 18- to 24-year old student who lives on campus and attends class full-time. Increasingly, adults are seeking higher education. These students include those who:
Are aged 25 or older (who account for 33% of the New England postsecondary popu...
NEBHE’s annual fall meetings explored the federal Higher Education Act and aligning state policy with higher ed …
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) held its annual fall board meeting last month in Mystic, Conn.
In a session on reauthorization of the federal Higher Education Act (HEA), Sarah H. Flanagan, vice president for government relations and policy development...
Rather than return to the pre-Covid state of affairs, policy change is needed to strengthen each leg of the “three-legged stool” of community college success: students’ financial stability, learning inside the classroom, and wraparound support services on campuses, Bunker Hill Community College President Pam Eddinger told the New England Board of Higher Education’s (NEBHE) Legislative Advi... 
Amid a lingering pandemic, a surprise merger proposal and strong efforts to make college free or debt-free, the 2021 legislative session in New England was one for the books.
Let’s take a look at some of the highlights of this year’s state legislative sessions ...
Sexual misconduct and assault
Lawmakers in Connecticut and Massachusetts passed legislation focused on college campus ... 
5 takeaways from NEBHE's Legislative Advisory Committee meeting ...
At its peak, the COVID-19 pandemic forced 55 million American children temporarily out of school. While many education systems have attempted varying degrees of remote learning, many researchers accept that the closures will produce substantial losses in learning, according to recent research by the World Bank Group and by Me... 
Takeaways from NEBHE's Legislative Advisory Committee ...
The economic fallout of the layoffs and business closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc for New England workers—especially those who were already facing a structurally vulnerable workforce and employment system before the pandemic. What can state governments do to stimulate job creation and make New England’s econ... 
The population of students pursuing postsecondary education in New England is not what it used to be. Fewer individuals fit the traditional profile of the 18- to 24-year old student who lives on campus and attends class full-time. Increasingly, adults are seeking higher education. These students include those who:
Are aged 25 or older (who account for 33% of the New England postsecondary popu... 
NEBHE’s annual fall meetings explored the federal Higher Education Act and aligning state policy with higher ed …
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) held its annual fall board meeting last month in Mystic, Conn.
In a session on reauthorization of the federal Higher Education Act (HEA), Sarah H. Flanagan, vice president for government relations and policy development... 
