EdX Quietly Developing ‘MicroBachelors’ Program EdSurge EdX, a nonprofit online education group founded by MIT and Harvard, is developing a new degree designed to make earning college credentials more accessible...
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Distance Ed Growth – Access is a Big Motivator, But It’s Complicated WCET Distance education enrollment numbers continue to climb, but until now it has been unclear exactly why this...
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Evidence of Things Not (Yet) Seen: A New and Improved IPEDS Encoura With a revised federal tax system and the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), 2018 has already...
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New England, PA and IL colleges score low marks on affordability Education Dive According to a new report, New England institutions have the highest in-state tuitions in the country. Illinois...
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As Textbook Companies Try New Options, Many Students Say Price Is Biggest Factor EdSurge Because of increasingly high prices, many students avoid purchasing textbooks unless they’re absolutely necessary for their...
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Silver Lake and Weld North Education Announce Strategic Partnership Cision PR Newswire Silver Lake, a global technology investment company, announced recently that it will acquire a majority stake in Weld...
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Moody’s Downgrades Higher Ed’s Outlook From ‘Stable’ to ‘Negative’ The Chronicle of Higher Education Moody’s Investors Service, a credit-rating agency, recently changed its outlook for the higher education sector from...
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Do Employers Overestimate the Value of a College Degree? The Atlantic The United States has significant growth potential when it comes to apprenticeship programs, according to a new study by...
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A Call to Reform Undergraduate Education Inside Higher Ed While increasing enrollment is important for institutions, ensuring that students are graduating with a high-quality education they can apply to future...
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Withering Humanities Jobs Inside Higher Ed Job postings published with the Modern Language Association (MLA) have declined for the fifth straight year, according to the association’s Job Information List. There...
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