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Colorado’s public colleges are taking on the
problem of low success rates in remedial education from multiple angles,
with encouragement from state government. And the early returns look good.
Inside Higher Ed, June 19, 2014
Have
Aspirations, Will Travel
Students are increasingly looking across state lines to find online degree
or certificate programs -- especially if an institution can tempt them with
improved job prospects, according to a new look at trends in distance
education.
Inside Higher Ed, June 19, 2014
Gender Gap on
Safety
Female students are considerably more concerned about campus violence than
their male peers and are less likely to think their colleges are doing
enough to protect them, according to a new survey conducted by Chegg, the
digital learning platform and textbook rental company.
Inside Higher Ed, June 19, 2014
Smart People Go
to College, and Other Twists in Measuring the Value of a Degree
A slew of studies—especially recently—have sought to quantify the return on
investment, examining annual or lifetime earnings by attainment level or
subject studied. But people who go to college or not aren’t otherwise
identical. And even those who do go self-select into different
majors. In a new paper on the college payoff, Douglas
Webber, an assistant professor of economics at Temple University, tries to
take all of that into account. Mr. Webber spoke with The
Chronicle about how prospective students and policy makers should
think about the value of a degree. What follows is an edited transcript of
that conversation.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 19, 2014
Opinion: Optimistic
grads already well versed in economics
Whether they are good at arts, music, track, poetry, physics, journalism,
or just being with their friends, students and colleagues, they have now
joined the adult world, optimistic, fearful, and unknowing about the
future.
Everett Herald, June 18, 2014
Promising Too
Much?
Calls for free college, long a goal of the left (and, long ago, a reality
in some states), went somewhat mainstream Tuesday morning. Flanked by an
array of former governors and congressmen, Morley Winograd – who once
served as a top adviser to former vice president Al Gore – unveiled a
new nonprofit that has armed itself with an unusual proposal. The
group wants to create federally funded full-tuition scholarships for
students at two-year and four-year colleges.
Inside Higher Ed, June 18, 2014
A Nudge to
Renew
You'd think that those low-income college students who, despite the odds,
applied for federal financial aid, enrolled in college, and had early
academic success as freshmen would continue to do what's needed to persist
in college. But while many of them do, almost 20 percent don't take what
would seem to be a pretty basic step toward continued success: re-filing
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for a second year.
Inside Higher Ed, June 18, 2014
Consumer Group
Wants States to Clamp Down on For-Profits
The National Consumer Law Center, a nonprofit group, on
Wednesday released a report calling for tighter state regulation
of for-profit institutions.
Inside Higher Ed, June 18, 2014
Opinion: A
New College Model
On Monday, Howard Schultz, the chief executive of Starbucks, unveiled his
company’s newest — and possibly most important — perquisite for its
employees: a free college education. He announced this new
program on a stage in The Times Center in Midtown Manhattan, alongside
his partner in the new venture, Michael Crow of Arizona State
University.
New York Times, June 16, 2014
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