13 weeks 6 days ago

Nzimande 'Gaining Ground' On Higher Education
AllAfrica.com
Pretoria — Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says he's gaining ground on Further Education and Training (FET) colleges. "Financial support to Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges has increased into billions of rand, chartered ...

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13 weeks 6 days ago

2012's Worst Paying College Degrees
Business Insider
Payscale.com analyzed the data in its online salary database and has revealed the college degrees that go along with the jobs that have the lowest median pay for their respective career professionals in its 2012-13 College Salary Report. Note - these ...

13 weeks 6 days ago

Marketplace.org

Scott's smart to push for cheaper degrees | News-JournalOnline.com
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Scott would like to see more bachelor's degrees from Florida's 28 state colleges — the ones like DSC that used to be classified as community colleges — cost no more than $10,000. Daytona State immediately accepted the challenge. So did six other ...
Tuition challengeThe News Herald
Louisville's 55000 college-degree effort hits hurdleThe Courier-Journal
Scott wants $10,000 college degrees | NewsChief.comNews Chief
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13 weeks 6 days ago

Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio

Regents call for renewed commitment to higher education funding
Bellingham Herald
With the elections over, attention in Olympia is returning to the business of governing as the January legislative session approaches. This is a budget writing year for the governor and our legislators, and the fiscal challenges of the past four years ...
College-Student Partnership Yields Career SuccessHuffington Post (blog)
Post-Elections, There is Work to do on Higher Education FrontDiverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Ten specialist colleges to be granted university statusTelegraph.co.uk
Springfield News Sun -Times Higher Education -Inside Higher Ed
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13 weeks 6 days ago

Conference to push value of college education
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
The event is a collaborative effort by leaders from workforce development, economic development and educational institutions to attract students back to college by removing barriers students may have faced in the past. Officials said a more educated ...

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13 weeks 6 days ago

News@Northeastern

Americans believe higher education should be reformed
University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
A recent survey commissioned by Northeastern University showed most Americans believe U.S. colleges need to undergo reforms to remain competitive in an international education system, even though they value the current system. The survey, released ...
Higher Education In US Must Change To Remain Globally Competitive: SurveyHuffington Post
New Northeastern Survey Reveals Higher Education Needs Innovation—NowBostInno (blog)
Americans believe higher education must innovateNews@Northeastern
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
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14 weeks 26 min ago

The role of higher education
Minnesota Daily
In a speech given in California earlier this month, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin released major policy initiatives and government reforms he wishes to put in place in the Badger state. Most of the ideas Walker unveiled weren't terribly groundbreaking ...

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14 weeks 49 min ago

Make college savings a gift
Cherokee Ledger
The Georgia Department of Education is working to put all students on a pathway to college and careers, no matter what they choose to do after high school graduation. We are supporting teachers in their pursuit of continuous improvement of their craft ...
Give the Gift of Education This Holiday Season - University City, MO PatchPatch.com

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14 weeks 3 hours ago

Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio

Post-Elections, There is Work to do on Higher Education Front
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
While the 2012 elections were generally favorable to higher education, significant work remains to make college more affordable, particularly for students of lesser economic means. That is one of several insights gleaned from a new policy paper that ...

14 weeks 5 hours ago

Big changes coming to higher education
Houston Chronicle
Today the actual tuition is $40,732 (not including room and board), so it's pretty safe to say that everyday inflation hasn't been the driving force behind the increase in college tuition. More important, the payback period, based on a likely starting ...