Education Apr 28 WATCH: NYC Mayor de Blasio announces new grading system for remainder of school year By Associated Press
Education Nov 01 Are new accreditation rules for online education streamlined or ripe for abuse? The Trump administration calls its final rules on accreditation and state approval of online providers a rightsizing of bureaucracy that protects students. Consumer advocates and Democrats see an unraveling of federal oversight. By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed
Education Sep 12 Opioid education is now a college requirement in this state Can prevention and education programs be effective measures for stemming the opioid crisis? A new Maryland law raises the question. By Nick Roll, Inside Higher Ed
Economy Jan 24 Do online courses increase access to education? Online coursework has been heralded as potentially transformative for higher education, but little is known about whether it increases the number of people who earn degrees. By Making Sen$e Editor
Education Apr 24 Researchers cut down procrastination by making it less fun The key to making online students focus on their course work may be making procrastination as unenjoyable as possible, according to a study out of Cornell University. It’s a familiar problem to anyone with a deadline and a computer:… By Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed
Dec 04 Next online experiments in higher ed focus on flexibility By Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed Some of the country’s most rigorous research universities have a new obsession: flexibility. As the institutions contemplate a more modular future, experiments with blended learning may provide an early glimpse at their plans. Continue reading