Measuring the Wealth Effect in Education - NYTimes.com We are not talking upper middle class but the magnificently wealthy who have advantages over those who may have more talent or natural ability but because of their lack or wealth or class are shut out of prestigious … [Read more...]

Award 4-Year Degrees? It's Complicated, Say California's 2-Year Colleges - Administration - The Chronicle of Higher Education Maybe the community colleges should offer these in demand programs that lead to immediate employment but have a test to observe what colleges have the … [Read more...]

College-Completion Rates Remain at Last Year's Pace - Students - The Chronicle of Higher Education Four year graduation rates outpace two year but what can be done to get more part-time students to the graduation gate? Accelerated classes; online courses; onsite courses at … [Read more...]

Essay urges colleges to invest more in placement | Inside Higher Ed Its about time colleges and universities owe up to the fact that they owe their customers-students and parents a commitment to securing employment in their field of study more after going into debt by the tens … [Read more...]

Community Colleges Get Strategic About Enrollment - Students - The Chronicle of Higher Education Today is the best time for community colleges to wean themselves off state aid and reach out to corporate america that is sitting on $4 trillion restructure the curriculum, expand … [Read more...]

White People Are Skeptical About the Value of a College Degree - Ronald Brownstein - The Atlantic The cost of college is making all people rethink the value of a college degree but in the knowledge economy that requires increased levels of skill and thinking it behooves our … [Read more...]

Is College Worth It? 2 New Reports Say Yes (Mostly) - Bottom Line - The Chronicle of Higher Education Stagnant college wages with declining high school wages mean people have to make a choice: higher ed with a career choice or risk not going and maybe going the alternative … [Read more...]

Online Education as an Agent of Transformation - NYTimes.com Sailboats, steamships, horse and buggy, the many other industries that have failed to anticipate disruptive change have disappeared to be replace by fast changing nimble operators. Legacy operations versus disruptors … [Read more...]

Degrees Based on What You Can Do, Not How Long You Went - NYTimes.com Competency based degrees and certificates have arrived at the perfect moment with the internet and millions without a degree who don't care for seat time but real world skills. Prove to employers what you … [Read more...]

Lists That Rank Colleges’ Value Are on the Rise - NYTimes.com Ranking fever grows but does the ranking fever include student and parent input? And are these rankings good or bad listed on a college's website and who can judge? Ultimately that is up to the student. … [Read more...]