As elite schools scramble to compete for the top students and attract (and pay) the best professors, they face an uphill financial climb. A recent National Public Radio (NPR) report …
Google is using its Google Capital investment arm to put $300 million into technology start ups, including $40 million into an online education software company. About $40 million of the investment money is going into Renaissance Learning Inc., a Wisconsin-based education software company.
Stanford University professors who are now two years into teaching Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) say they are starting to realize some of the promised potential of the online innovation.
Some also are reporting that they see less drop outs then they did in the first year of MOOCs.
In almost every measurable category, college graduates are doing better than their non-degree attaining peers, the research found. What’s more, the study found the gap between those who have a degree and do not have a degree is wider than it has ever been in modern history.
The school, Pathways in Technology (P-Tech), is changing how students get secondary education. The 6-year school gives graduates both a high school diploma and a two-year associate’s degree. Also, with the backing of IBM, students are guaranteed an internship while in school and a job when they graduate.
In an attempt to help students who are struggling to afford college, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has proposed offering the state’s high school graduates two free years of community college.
The Tennessee Promise proposal would be funded, under the governor’s proposal, from the state lottery.
In its annual assessment of business schools, the Financial Times found that students who started attending school in 2009 and 2009 and graduated in 2010 – when the recession was still ravaging the economy – have experienced a doubling of salary in the past five years.
Business schools around the globe are attempting to improve their campuses – and compete for the best students – with major renovations and new construction.
Despite the risk to schools – the number of applications for MBA programs is slightly down in recent years –there is a need to keep pace with competitors in what they offer students.
The United States Congress should establish an accreditation agency to assess the value of free college-level courses offered over the Internet, according to Mark Rubio, a U.S. senator and potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate.
Rubio’s idea is part of an overhaul he is proposing for how students earn four-year degrees, a plan that also calls for alternatives to four-year colleges for some disciplines and income-based repayments for college loans.
A year after transferring from her post as head of UCLA Extension to a position with the American Council of Education, Cathy Sandeen recently wrote an opinion piece outlining the major issues confronting colleges nationwide.
Her opinion article for the Huffington Post provides insight into what experts within the education system see as the biggest challenges for the country’s colleges and universities. Sandeen is the American Council of Education’s vice president for education attainment and innovation.
