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About Jon @JonMarcusBoston

Jon Marcus, higher-education editor, has written about higher education for the Washington Post, USA Today, Time, the Boston Globe, Washington Monthly, is North America higher-education correspondent for the Times (U.K.) Higher Education magazine, and contributed to the book Reinventing Higher Education.

Jon’s Recent Stories

Education Feb 09

Colleges and businesses team up to fill demand for skilled workers

One state tries industry partnerships to close the divide between what college students learn and employers need.

Education Sep 26

One small college’s death and rebirth offers lessons for the rest

Antioch College has become a textbook case for other troubled schools to study, and yet one of its biggest lessons is the value of being unique.

Education Sep 18

Graduate programs have become a cash cow for struggling colleges. What does that mean for students?

Simmons College could barely meet its payroll. Now it has tens of millions of dollars in annual surpluses. So what does this financial solution mean for grad students who face escalating debt?…

Education Jan 03

Nationwide, state budget cuts disproportionately hit low-income, minority college students

States are disproportionately subsidizing schools whose students are wealthier, whiter…

Education Dec 21

Bridging the town and gown divide

In a time of falling trust, colleges are reaching out to bridge the class and cultural divides that often exist between them and the surrounding neighborhood.

Education Aug 03

Strapped for students, nonprofit colleges use for-profit recruiting tactics

The move to more aggressive strategies comes after four-and-a-half years of overall enrollment declines at U.S. universities and colleges. And while private, nonprofit schools have managed to maintain a fairly level number of students, they’re finding that harder and more…

Education Apr 12

America’s increase in college degree-holders lags behind national goal

When it comes to the goal of increasing the number of people with college degrees to 60 percent by 2025, the U.S. is behind schedule.

Education Mar 25

Which colleges are best at enrolling and graduating low-income students?

Taxpayers spend more than $30 billion a year on grants for college students. Now they can see what they’re getting for their money.

Education Jan 22

Facing skepticism, colleges set out to prove their value

Detailed accounting is an example of aggressive new efforts being made by colleges and universities to prove something once taken for granted: their value and importance, in dollars-and-sense terms that consumers understand.

Education Oct 08

Albuquerque hosts massive effort to send more to college

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Read more about higher education. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a nondescript one-story industrial building surrounded by a neighborhood…

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