Michigan's education overhaul: What does 'college-ready' really mean?
Michigan Radio
Rick Snyder's chief education advisor say this: "We have over 230 schools where zero children were college-ready when they got their high school diplomas," Richard McLellan. McLellan was talking to Michigan Radio's Jennifer Guerra who reported on ...
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How To Get A College Degree For Free
Co.Exist
UniversityNow has gained a following for its approach to solving the college tuition program: a competency-based education platform that offers low-cost degrees through two accredited online schools--New Charter University and Patten University.
Dramatic overhaul of college remedial education is needed, says report from ...
Phys.Org
An immediate and dramatic transformation in remedial education is needed at the college level, says a report just issued by a national coalition of education researchers and advocates, including the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at ...
Tuition Worries at NJ County Colleges [AUDIO]New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
Crash Course for RemediationInside Higher Ed
Durbin: Trim Fat on For-Profit College SubsidiesRoll Call
North American Press Syndicate -Washington Monthly (blog) -StateImpact Florida
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Mid-year commencement sign of things to come in higher education
Arizona Daily Sun
Although it looks like winter out there, it is officially "fall" commencement today at NAU. In deference to the snowstorm, there will be only two ceremonies at the Skydome instead of three. But for the 2,200 students set to graduate, it is still a ...
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Tuition Worries at NJ County Colleges [AUDIO]
New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
Four-year universities in New Jersey have become less of an “automatic” for students exiting high school. In fact, testimony before the Senate Higher Education Committee on Thursday included the fact that community college is responsible for educating ...
Dramatic overhaul of college remedial education is needed, says report from ...Phys.Org
Crash Course for RemediationInside Higher Ed
Durbin: Trim Fat on For-Profit College SubsidiesRoll Call
North American Press Syndicate -Washington Monthly (blog) -StateImpact Florida
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The World Bank and Higher Education in Kazakhstan
CounterPunch
THE MYTH OF WIND ENERGY — Sleepless nights, mysterious illnesses, millions of bird kills, no net reduction in carbon emissions: Robert Bryce explodes the fallacies behind the wind power industry. THEY'RE WATCHING EVERYTHING YOU DO: internet ...
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Children's Foundation brings home dream of higher education
Stockton Record
In the 2012-13 school year the organization is supporting 21 students as they pursue their dreams of a higher education. Each of the scholarship recipients is paired with a volunteer adult mentor to give them the day-to-day support and guidance every ...
Inside Higher Ed
The Price is Right
Inside Higher Ed
A survey released Thursday by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges found that while board members generally think higher education costs too much, most think their institution is perfectly priced. And majorities at both ...
Beyond Handwringing and Good Intentions
Inside Higher Ed
The recent conversations on the future of the humanities degree -- most prominently at the Annual Convention of the Modern Language Association by its then-president, Russell Berman -- are encouraging steps in addressing the challenges. The position ...
Higher ed commission wants tuition increase held at inflation
Journal and Courier
The Commission for Higher Education is asking schools to keep the sticker price low because it's recommending a 7.5 percent increase, or $128 million more tax dollars, in appropriations to fund college operating costs, student financial aid, campus ...
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