Higher Education
Partisanship and Higher Education: Where Republicans and Democrats Agree
In our most recent public-opinion survey, we find sharp differences between Democrats and Republicans about the value of a bachelor’s degree (as distinct from a two-year associate’s degree).
Higher Education
CUNY’s New Approach to Transferring College Credit
An excerpt from Pathways to Reform: Credits and Conflict at the City University of New York
Higher Education
EdNext Podcast: Should Laptops Be Allowed in College Classrooms?
Susan Payne Carter talks with Marty West about her new study which found that students whose professors banned laptops and tablets from class outperformed students whose professors allowed the devices.
Higher Education
EdNext Podcast: Which Parents Want a Four-Year College for their Children?
In the 2017 EdNext poll on school reform, parents were asked whether they would rather send their child to a two-year college, a four-year college, or neither. When respondents are given information about the costs and benefits of the different options, this changes the decisions of some respondents, but not others.
Higher Education
The Open Access Dilemma
How can community colleges better serve underprepared students?
Higher Education
What We’re Watching: Improving Federal Student Aid
Earlier this week, Matt Chingos testified at a hearing on "Improving Federal Student Aid to Better Meet the Needs of Students" before the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development."
Higher Education
What We’re Watching: Sara Goldrick-Rab on The Daily Show
Sara Goldrick-Rab was a guest on The Daily Show this week to talk about her new book, Paying the Price, about the cost of higher education, our current system of financial aid, and some strategies for cutting costs.
Higher Education
What We’re Watching: The End of the ‘College for All’ Debate?
College Summit argues that it's time to stop debating how many kids should go to college. Instead we should be helping students choose the right college.
Higher Education
What We’re Watching: The Great Brain Race
Ben Wildavsky and others discuss his new book, which looks at how international competition for the brightest minds is transforming the world of higher education, on this episode of Ideas in Action.
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Take Away Their Cellphones
… So we can rewire schools for belonging and achievement
AI in Education
The leap into a new era of machine intelligence carries risks and challenges, but also plenty of promise
What We Know About Teacher Race and Student Outcomes
A review of the evidence to date
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State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
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Threats to quality and innovation outweigh benefit of increased access.
