This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Generation Z, those born between 1996 and 2015, are current consumers, future business leaders and the future of this world. Yet, Gen Z is unlike any other generation to date.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The field of career and technical education (CTE) has been evolving in recent years. Formerly known as vocational education, high-quality CTE programs are being championed by educators, policymakers, and employers alike, who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Simmons University, in Massachusetts, told students earlier this year it would create online versions of hundreds of undergraduate courses for the fall term. School officials billed the move as a way…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As COVID-19 shut down colleges in March 2020, we observed that the ones that successfully transitioned to remote service did not replace their existing student service model with a completely…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pandemic closes school. Students go home. Remote classes falter. Child is disengaged. Parent builds edtech. So goes the origin story of many education startups born this year, like ClassEDU, which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has upended the traditional logic of recessions and higher education. Typically, when jobs evaporate, Americans turn to colleges and universities to increase their skills and marketability. With this downturn,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The current funding model for higher education is pay-for-enrollment, meaning that colleges receive money for every student they enroll. That money may come from the student, a parent, a scholarship…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nine dual-enrollment programs that have strong outcomes for underrepresented students of color offer lessons to other community colleges hoping to achieve the same, according to a new report from The Aspen Institute…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People who earned a bachelor’s degree at Florida community colleges were making about $10,000 more annually than their peers who received associate degrees in similar fields four quarters after graduating, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lauren Barack writes about how institutions are preparing high schoolers for college, providing higher education courses for low-income students. • How important is it for students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has clearly upended the college experience for a generation of students and higher education professionals. The needs, concerns and aspirations of students are shifting. Now, more than ever,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even before the global pandemic pushed many colleges and universities to teach students remotely, online learning had become an increasingly important part of higher education. Yet, as this spring’s pivot…