Education Jul 19 Ben Sasse, controversial University of Florida president, announces his resignation By Mike Schneider, Colleen Slevin, Associated Press
Education Sep 14 As economy rebounds, state funding for higher education isn’t bouncing back Unlike after previous recessions, public higher-education spending is stubbornly down. And in some states, a bigger and bigger share of what they do spend on public universities and colleges is going to such things as employee pensions, not instruction. By Luba Ostashevsky, The Hechinger Report
Education Aug 22 Watch Colleges emphasize student ‘stickiness’ to boost graduations In Tennessee, a disturbingly high dropout rate at public universities prompted the state to change how they fund schools: the more students graduate, the more a school gets paid. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the rise of performance-based funding and innovations… By PBS News Hour
Education Dec 11 Watch Tuition Cut for Some Middle-, Upper-Income Students Harvard recently announced cuts in tuition for middle- and upper-income students. Analysts Richard Kahlenberg and Scott Jaschik discuss the recent trend in making college more affordable.