Community colleges must move beyond credential completion and prioritize ROI, economic mobility and workforce outcomes, according to the Community Vibrancy Framework.
Despite a welcome string of new hires, the specifics behind why the leaders of Oklahoma State University, Colorado State University Pueblo and Crowder College remain unclear.
More than 2.4 million students went to college last fall for certificates or "non-degree" credentials, part of a shift in consumer and employer demand for "just-in-time" learning, according to a report by National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Northern Illinois colleges, including College of DuPage, are working to cut textbook costs by investing in Open Educational Resources, which provides free, adaptable learning materials that educators can modify to fit their classrooms.
Outcomes-based funding formulas could push institutions to help students secure well-paying careers, asserts this whitepaper from The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.
More than half of all working-class Americans hold a college degree or credential beyond high school, according to a new report from the Lumina Foundation.
More than half of all executive leaders said they're not harnessing feel inadequate in harnessing the power of generative AI to prepare students for the future, according to a survey from AAC&U.
The AFGE, a union which represents federal officials, estimated that at least 55 Department of Education staffers received leave notices, but the group expects that number to climb.
