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As Talk About Retention Rises, Rates Drop
ACT data show decline in proportion of freshman students who return to their institutions as sophomores. Are they leaving college, or just changing colleges?
Disincentive for Distance Learning
Under new GI Bill, veterans who study solely online won't be eligible for housing allowance that traditional students receive. Is privileging the on-campus experience overly romantic, or smart policy?
Relative Advantages of Associate Degrees and Certificates
Study suggests that low-income students get bigger payoff from practical credentials than some two-year degrees -- and shows value of data produced by state unit record systems.
What Are Freshmen Thinking?
Annual survey of first-year students considers money and politics (among other topics): Students are looking for jobs and leaning left.
Half Empty or Half Full
New report attempts to gather key data on women in higher education -- students, faculty, administrators -- and to analyze key issues. In just about every category, study finds progress and disappointments.