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Tag: New America: Page 2
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Georgetown CEW Report: Manufacturing Labor Force Upskilling and Downsizing
With more than half of all manufacturing jobs now going to workers with postsecondary education, it is highly unlikely that laborers with a high school diploma or less can see a return of the days when they held the majority of factory positions, according to a joint research study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
June 13, 2019
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Some Say College Scorecard Changes Are Good, But More Needed
Post-secondary education experts are lauding the addition of data to the College Scorecard, enhancements announced this week by U.S. Department of Education secretary Betsy DeVos in efforts to improve transparency through more detailed information for prospective students. At the same time, some question whether the enhancements go far enough and how much more they will help students who use the online tool to compare options, particularly students from underrepresented groups who have lower completion rates.
May 22, 2019
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Study Analyzes Student Learning Outcome Statements and Assessments
How learning outcomes are articulated and assessed are relevant to students, schools and employers, and a whitepaper released Wednesday by Campus Labs analyzed data at the institutional and program levels at two-year and four-year institutions across the nation.
May 1, 2019
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Study Finds Wide Institutional Differences in Instructional Spending
Among America’s nearly 5,500 colleges and universities, public schools spend the most on student instruction relative to tuition fees collected, with lower amounts spent by private nonprofit institutions and the least by for-profits, according to two reports recently published by The Century Foundation.
March 28, 2019
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UNC Admissions Lawsuit Likely Headed to Supreme Court
The federal lawsuit challenging race-conscious admissions practices at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – like a similar case involving Harvard in another federal courtroom – is likely to end up in the high court in a similarly prolonged legal battle, according to some observers.
January 22, 2019
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Higher Ed Observers Slam Federal Reprieve for For-Profit Accreditor
While a major accreditor of for-profit schools has won a conditional reprieve from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and is pledging to continue correcting its deficiencies, some observers say the decision prioritizes the interests of schools over the well-being of students.
November 27, 2018
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Study: College Financial Aid Award Letters Lack Clarity, Transparency
Financial aid award letters from colleges often are so unclear or misleading that students and their families don’t get an accurate picture of the full cost of schooling and just how much money they will have to ante up on their own.
June 5, 2018
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Mizzou’s Policy May Disadvantage Low-Income Students
In an effort to curb student debt, the University of Missouri (Mizzou) has taken a controversial step: placing limits on what students can charge on their university accounts. Earlier this month, the university announced a new policy that will bar students from using a financing option known as “student charge” to make non-academic purchases. The […]
July 23, 2017
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