President Obama’s Biggest Higher Ed Misses
With the presidential election fast approaching, we are taking a closer look at President Obama’s higher education record. Yesterday, we highlighted the administration’s most significant...
View ArticleSyllabus: Week of January 20
Syllabus: Week of January 20Welcome to the Syllabus, a weekly guide that provides insight into what’s happening in higher education.Read:The Curious Birth and Harmful Legacy of the Credit Hour, Amy...
View ArticleRebalancing Resources and Incentives in Federal Student Aid
January 29, 2013Stephen BurdKevin CareyJason DelisleRachel FishmanAlex HoltAmy LaitinenClare McCannClick here to view PDFEXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe federal financial aid system is no longer up to today’s...
View ArticleAsset Building News Week, February 25-March 1
The Asset Building News Week is a weekly Friday feature on The Ladder, the Asset Building Program blog, designed to help readers keep up with news and developments in the asset building field. This...
View ArticleCalifornia's Groundbreaking State Online Higher Education Plan
California is currently home to two of the most important things happening in higher education, one good, one bad. The good thing is the rapid advancement of cheap and free online courses offered by...
View ArticleIt’s Official! US Department of Education Approves First College to Ditch the...
For more than 100 years, the time-based credit hour has been the currency of higher education. Originally created to calculate eligibility for Andrew Carnegie’s free faculty pension system, the credit...
View ArticleReady or Not, Here They Come: Social Promotion Comes to FL CCs
In the transition between high school and college, remediation policy is arguably the most difficult piece of the puzzle. Students are often placed into remedial courses at community colleges by...
View ArticleIntensity and Attachment: How the Chaotic Enrollment Patterns of Community...
A recent report from the Community College Research Center examines the effect enrollment patterns of community college students have on completion of a credential and transfer to a four-year...
View ArticleBridging the Higher Education Divide: Strengthening Community Colleges and...
A recent report from the Century Foundation suggests that two-year colleges are asked to educate high-need students with limited funds to a greater extent than four-year institutions, and that...
View ArticleSyllabus: Week of July 8, 2013
Welcome to the Syllabus, a guide that provides insight into what’s happening in higher education. Read: A University's Offer of Credit for a MOOC Gets No TakersBy Steve Kolowich, The Chronicle of...
View ArticleSyllabus: Week of July 22, 2013
Welcome to the Syllabus, a guide that provides insight into what’s happening in higher education. Read: More Than 150 Private Colleges Flunked Financial-Health Test in 2011, U.S. SaysGoldie...
View ArticleSyllabus: Week of August 5, 2013
Welcome to the Syllabus, a guide that provides insight into what’s happening in higher education. Read: Students With Credentials Fare Better as Transfers From Community CollegesKatherine Mangan, The...
View ArticleClearinghouse Data Leave More Questions than Answers, and We Need Answers
Twenty-nine percent of first-time community college students transferred to a four-year college within six years, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse. About 8 in 10 of...
View ArticleWhat Might Ratings-Based Financial Aid Look Like?
Last month, President Obama stood before a crowd at the University at Buffalo to propose a new higher education affordability initiative. The plan calls for the U.S. Department of Education to rate...
View ArticleBaccalaureate Attainment: A National View of the Postsecondary Outcomes of...
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center recently released a report examining the role of community colleges in helping students earn a bachelor’s degree. The report shows that students who...
View ArticleWhat We Know About Nonacademic Student Supports
A recent report from the Community College Research Center summarizes research on nonacademic student supports such as enhanced advising where students meet frequently with their advisors or...
View ArticleLingerers in the Community College
A recent report from the Community College Research Center examines data on first-time college students at nine community colleges including demographics, course enrollment and performance, credential...
View ArticleSnapshot Report: Postsecondary Student Mobility Rate: 2011-201
By: Nicholas Brock A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center examined student mobility rates from 2011-2013. The student-mobility rate is the percentage of students across...
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