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Change in Ohio
Governor wants to allow community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees. He also seeks some state aid for two-year students, who have been frozen out of program since 2009.
Counting Students Equally?
The Education Department's ratings framework embraces the concept of adjusting outcomes for student demographics -- an approach that would be unusual for the federal government but that isn't without its critics.
Test Anxiety
Purdue's politician turned president wants a nationally normed measure of what students learn -- and he's tired of waiting. Professors want meaningful assessment but aren't sold on standardized exams.
Flexibility and Graduation
Going to college exclusively full time isn't the best way for adult students who are returning to college to earn an associate degree, new data show.
GED Drop
Fewer people earned a GED last year, following the introduction of a new version of the exam. Should the lower numbers cause concern?
Opinion
There is No (Tuition-)Free Lunch
The Obama administration’s proposal to make community college free is part of a pattern of elevating sound bites over sound higher ed policy, Arthur M. Hauptman writes.
New Ways to Get In
In first year Goucher applicants may by judged on a short video and Bennington applicants by an application portfolio they design, both colleges report early signs of success.
Measuring Substance
Three public college associations release draft discussion guide for how to measure student success after college.