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Scoring the Scorecards
Florida International U explores whether redesigning courses according to best practices actually leads to improvements for faculty members and students.
Opinion
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
If we are going to use taxpayer dollars for job training, we must be assured the programs will create new jobs, argues Anthony P. Carnevale.
Awards for Campuswide Assessment
Ten colleges earn national award for meaningful, cross-campus efforts to track student learning and use results to improve classroom practices.
Separating Education From Credentialing
Technology think tank says standardized testing by outside groups and alternative forms of credentialing could create helpful competitive pressure on higher education and the traditional college degree.
Angst and Hope for Liberal Arts Colleges
Professors and presidents consider whether their business models, demographics and programs must change for institutions to thrive.
Spellings: $500 Tuition a 'Game Changer'
In a wide-ranging discussion, the new UNC system president said accountability measures can stop micromanagement.
Nonprofits Are Vulnerable, Too
Education Department's proposed rule for student debt forgiveness could threaten traditional colleges as well as for-profits, particularly over its broad view of what counts as misrepresentation.
'Passport' for Transfer
New interstate network seeks to help students transfer across state lines without losing credits, but also defers to faculty members at each college about how to measure learning.