Enrollment
Drops 0.8% Over All, but Edges Up at Private 4-Year Colleges
Enrollment at American colleges dipped this spring for the third year in a
row as older students returned to an improving job market, but private
four-year colleges bucked the trend with a slight uptick in their numbers,
according to a report released on Thursday by the National
Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 15, 2014
Online grows at
Two-Year Colleges but Success Lags
Online course enrollment at California's community colleges has grown
rapidly during the last decade, according to a new report from
the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan research group.
However, student success rates in online courses are lower for all types of
students, across a wide set of subjects and across almost all of the
state's two-year colleges.
Inside Higher Ed, May 15, 2014
U.S. Is Ranked
as Top Higher-Education System in the World
In a new ranking of higher-education systems in 50
countries, the United States tops the list but falls drastically when
its level of economic development is factored in.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 14, 2014
Young Adults,
Student Debt and Economic Well-Being
Student debt burdens are weighing on the economic fortunes of younger
Americans, as households headed by young adults owing student debt lag far
behind their peers in terms of wealth accumulation, according to a new Pew
Research Center analysis of government data. About four-in-ten U.S.
households (37%) headed by an adult younger than 40 currently have some
student debt—the highest share on record, with the median outstanding
student debt load standing at about $13,000.
Pew Research Center, May 14, 2014
Opinion:
Studies confirm spending more on a degree doesn't mean a better result
I’m concerned that too many families are burying themselves and their kids
in student-loan debt, believing that such a choice is necessary to achieve
financial well-being.
Everett Herald, May 14, 2014
Sallie Mae to
Pay Millions to Settle Claims It Overcharged Military Borrowers
Sallie Mae has agreed to pay almost $100-million to settle claims that the
student-loan giant failed to provide members of the military with an
interest-rate reduction and imposed unfair late fees on other borrowers.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 14, 2014
Data: Race and
Ethnicity in U.S. Schools today
In the six decades since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision
in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the racial and
ethnic landscape of the United States has evolved, and the nation’s
schools along with it.
Education Week, May 13, 2014
Our Voice:
Tuition freeze good news; education cost still is high
Washington State University Board of Regents decided on Friday to hold
tuition steady for the second year in a row. This is good news for students
and for the rest of the state. We can't afford for our kids to be
uneducated. Education is expensive, but the alternative costs even more.
The Bellingham Herald, May 13, 2014
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