The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education meets Tuesday to discuss the future of students at Mount Ida College, the liberal arts college in Newton set to close at the end of the month. Many of its 1,500 students—and incoming ones who had planned to enroll this fall—are unsure where they will complete their degrees. One… Read more »
Education
Extracting Success in Pre-K Teaching
High-quality teachers are an essential component of an effective pre-K program. After all, young children’s learning depends on the quality of interactions they have and the relationships they form with adults. While there is much debate in the early education field right now about teacher qualifications and preparation requirements, there has been less discussion on… Read more »
Even If They Want to Go to College, Millions of Adults Live in Higher Education “Deserts”
At least 25 miles from the nearest campus, they also don’t have internet speeds to study online
New Study Brings Insight into Parental Choices in Early Education
Over the past several decades, the number of young children enrolled in formal, center-based early childhood education, which can include Head Start, state-funded pre-K, and private child care programs, has grown dramatically. For example, while only 23 percent of four-year-olds were enrolled in formal early learning programs in 1968, that number increased to 65 percent… Read more »
How the University of California Set the Gold Standard for College Affordability
Most students in the University of California system don’t pay a dime for tuition—and administrators pull it off without breaking the bank.
Scaling Investment in Open Textbooks Through the Omnibus Bill
The Omnibus bill introduces a new Open Textbook Pilot, investing in projects that create or expand the use of open educational sources.
Bids to Bring Fiber Internet to Schools are Denied Funding Seven Times More Often Than Other Projects
Federal E-rate money could bring these high-speed connections to rural schools, but funding is elusive
New Higher Education Policy Voice: Dominique Bak
Dominique Baker (@bakerdphd) is a second-year assistant professor of education policy at Southern Methodist University, where her research focuses on student financial aid and equity in higher education. A prolific scholar (her CV is available here), her work addresses policy-relevant topics in a way that should be the goal of every assistant professor. (Also, SMU… Read more »
The 2018 Net Price Madness Bracket
Every year, I take the 68 teams in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament and fill out a bracket based on colleges with the lowest net price of attendance (defined as the total cost of attendance less all grant aid received). My 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 brackets are preserved for posterity—and often… Read more »
Does Every Teacher Need a Coach?
A new analysis of 60 studies on teacher coaching finds that benefits dissipate as coaching programs attempt to reach more teachers
