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Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Texas governor signs bill to move toward outcomes-based funding for community colleges

June 12, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

The new funding system, which comes with a $683 million allocation in the state budget, takes effect Sept. 1. Texas community colleges currently rely on tuition and property taxes for the majority of their funding, according to a report last […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

Remote access to education democratizes learning

May 9, 2023

Via: eCampus News

Education is, undeniably, in the middle of transformative shifts, with pandemic-era challenges catapulting progress and the digital transformation bringing more opportunities. In higher education particularly, a hybrid approach to teaching and learning has become a non-negotiable asset for both students, […]


Education Tech, Educational Stages, Higher Education

How Instructional Technology Is Impacting Higher Education

May 4, 2023

Via: EdTech Magazine

When the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated trends toward remote instruction, asynchronous learning and more, classrooms were inundated with new technologies that were intended to help. The sudden push forced higher education institutions sometimes reticent instructors to adopt these tools to facilitate […]


Continuous Development, Educational Forms

How to secure the higher-ed job you want

April 26, 2023

Via: eCampus News

In applying for a position in higher education, the cover letter seems the least important piece of the application materials for many applicants. The curriculum vitae and transcripts provide the core of an application and document an aspiring faculty member’s […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Enrollment declines threaten the economic futures of college towns

April 24, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

The University of Arizona’s undergraduate enrollment has increased in recent years, bucking the declines experienced by many colleges throughout the U.S. For the Tucson region, the university’s home, that upward trend is key. Higher education institutions are “the most important” […]


News

Continuing education programs need more resources

April 10, 2023

Via: eCampus News

While 71 percent of senior leaders at higher education institutions believe continuing education programs should grow, more than half (57 percent) feel their continuing education units are understaffed to execute on institutional goals, according to the 2023 State of Continuing […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

What to know about active learning and college student identities

April 5, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

Fifty-five percent of students say a teaching style that didn’t work for them has impeded their success in a class since starting college. That makes it the No. 1 reported barrier to academic success in the recent Student Voice survey […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

The Department of Education Announces Public Hearings on Higher Education Rulemaking

March 23, 2023

Via: U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced today that it will hold virtual public hearings on April 11, 12, and 13 to receive stakeholder feedback on potential issues for future rulemaking sessions. The Department’s regulatory efforts reflect our commitment to […]


News

How esports is creating scholarships, jobs, and school investments

March 23, 2023

Via: eSchool News

Educational institutions in the United States have long promoted and prided themselves on their campus grounds, endowments, opportunities, and student achievements. Student life and athletics are also powerful messages and motivators for applicants, and can be the deciding factor when […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

Undergraduate credentials earned hit four-year low in 2021-22 academic year

March 16, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

Previous research found an increasing number of college students dropped out during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the ripple effect has caught up with graduation rates. “The pandemic’s impact on higher education has gone beyond the declining numbers of current students […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

Community colleges must focus on more than education

February 21, 2023

Via: eCampus News

Students these days are increasingly doubting the value of a college degree, choosing not to further pursue education after high school. College enrollments have been falling since 2010, dipping at a steeper rate during the pandemic, and continuing their decline […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

Expand competency-based education to support adult learners

February 21, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

Students enrolling in higher education are more diverse in age, race, and income than any previous generation. Unlike the full-time traditional student, they are juggling multiple responsibilities, including full and part-time work, child or elder care, military, and community service. […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

8 resolutions for 2023 from innovative higher-ed leaders

February 3, 2023

Via: eCampus News

For decades, higher education was defined by rankings lists, with those at the bottom scurrying to catch up to those at the top. But the tumult of COVID seems to have accelerated the technological disruption that has long been taking […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

College leaders look to flexible learning, microcredentials to boost enrollments

January 10, 2023

Via: eCampus News

As college increasingly becomes financially out of reach for many students and enrollments wane, concerned administrators are implementing new programs, flexible learning formats and marketing to new demographics to help ease the decline, according to new research from Cengage, Bay […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

January 9, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

I live my life according to a series of mantras. One of which is this: “We must look backward to move forward.” That’s not to say we should live in the past or be overly nostalgic for a fantasy of […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

5 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2023

January 9, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

Pending lawsuits stand to reshape the higher education landscape in the next year. The U.S. Supreme Court, which now has a strong conservative majority, is expected to rule on a handful of cases concerning higher education. That includes lawsuits over […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

What’s the state of the American college student?

January 6, 2023

Via: eCampus News

The pandemic forever changed higher education, ushering in more flexible learning options while also shining a spotlight on rampant inequities across the U.S. education system. Colleges and universities across the country are still feeling the effects, trying to weather the […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

More money for Pell Grants, Research

January 3, 2023

Via: Inside Higher Ed

Congress is sending more than $1.5 billion to colleges and universities thanks to earmarks and pouring millions more into student success grant programs as part of the $1.7 trillion spending package for fiscal year 2023 that lawmakers approved late last […]


Editorial

The Rollercoaster of Student Debt Loans Reaches New Heights 

December 29, 2022

Via: Isabella Carter

The burden of student debt is no longer a new topic of discussion among American students, graduates, and government officials. However, it gained even more attention in 2022, when President Joe Biden announced his intention to forgive federal student loans. […]


Educational Forms, Informal learning

Improving the non-traditional student experience in 3 steps

December 20, 2022

Via: eCampus News

Many college students have access to a traditional learning environment, which often includes attending class in lecture halls, collaborating with peers and professors in person or taking exams at a scheduled time in the classroom. Although this approach works for […]