Assessment and Accountability

Assessment and Accountability

May 6, 2013 - 3:00am

Reboot of Voluntary System of Accountability aims to give institutions more flexibility in reporting student learning -- but new options (including non-standardized one) may not have expanded enough to win many converts.

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Australia's New Accountability Tool

February 13, 2013 - 3:00am

Seeking to counteract rankings' intense focus on research, the country adapts a European tool that provides data on universities, warts and all.

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Closing Down the 'Roach Motel'

February 5, 2013 - 3:00am

As Stanford spurs discussion of trimming time-to-degree for Ph.D.s, CUNY offers model for public institutions that might want to kill tradition of grad school as a place you "check in and never check out."

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The New Intelligence

January 25, 2013 - 3:00am

Knewton says its data-rich system can read students' minds. The company has landed Arizona State and Pearson as partners -- will the rest of higher education follow?

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New Look for Lumina

January 10, 2013 - 3:00am

Foundation picks new strategies for its college attainment push and grant-making, with a focus on metro areas, innovations and results.

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Do Veterans Graduate?

January 8, 2013 - 3:00am

The U.S. Veterans Administration and the National Student Clearinghouse team up to track graduation rates.

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