Fifteen years ago, the Obama administration and philanthropic foundations encouraged more Americans to get a college degree. Remedial classes were a big barrier. Two-thirds of community college students and 40% of four-year college students weren’t academically prepared for college-level work and were forced to take prerequisite “developmental” courses that didn’t earn them college credits. Many […]
The Stanfords and Yales of higher education may help some of America's low-income students prosper, but new data from Third Way shows which institutions have the biggest impact on the nation's must vulnerable.
Researchers with Academic Search surveyed over 700 presidents on what skills they believe presidents must learn in today's climate. Date acumen and trust top the list.
College enrollments last year were lower than they were 12 years earlier in 2011, the first sustained drop in American history—and low birth rates suggest the pool of future college students may fall rather than increase.
Unlike hedge funds, colleges and universities have a clear and broad focus on benefiting society. Opponents of the endowment tax argue that these large endowments help these institutions accomplish that mission.
One-third of U.S. workers lack basic digital skills, but a rise in short-term credential enrollment in generative AI and automation could help the nation course-correct, Coursera's annual global skills report declares.
