Keeping up with
competency
Roughly 600 colleges are in the design phase for a new competency-based
education program, are actively creating one or already have a program in
place. That’s up from an estimated 52 institutions last year.
Amid this quick expansion, a group of college officials is meeting in
Phoenix next month to share information about how to develop competency-based
credentials. The agenda also features discussions about what academic
quality should look like in those programs.
Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 10, 2015
'Undisciplining
knowledge'
Interdisciplinary is both an idea and a buzzword in higher education. Many
professors find that their research and teaching interests take them far
afield. But it's hard to find consensus on what the term really means. And
some fear a loss of disciplinary knowledge that leads to interdisciplinary
work.
Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 10, 2015
'U.S. News'
adjusts survey calculations
U.S. News & World Report's rankings are out today, and while the
methodology hasn't changed, the way the rankings operation calculates
"assessment of excellence" (widely known as the reputation
survey) has changed, apparently in response to the participation rates of
college presidents and high school guidance counselors.
Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 9, 2015
A textbook
market strategy that moves beyond professors
Don’t be surprised if major publishers show up on campus this fall. In an
effort to increase awareness — and sales — of digital
course materials, publishers are pitching and selling their products
directly to students.
Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 9, 2015
Opinion: Common
Core sets the bar for education
Five long years ago, Washington and more than 40 other states adopted the
Common Core standards in reading and math, setting dramatically higher
expectations for students in our elementary and secondary schools. Now
we’ve reached a critical milestone in this effort.
Everett Herald, Sept. 8, 2015
Why those
working-age men who left the U.S. job market aren't coming back
Millions of workers who dropped out of the job market during the last
economic slump were supposed to jump back in once things turned around. But
more than six years after the Great Recession ended, the missing millions
are increasingly looking like they're gone for good. The nation's
labor participation rate — defined as the share of the working-age
population that is either working or looking for work — hasn't budged
from a 38-year-low of 62.6% this summer. And most experts don't see an
upswing on the way. The reasons include the nation's aging population,
swelling ranks of people on disability and changing nature of jobs. But one
of the biggest factors has to do with men in the prime of their work lives,
particularly those with less education.
Los Angeles Times, Sept. 4, 2015
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