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US college completion rate climbs to 58%

US college completion rate climbs to 58%

Education Dive Dive Brief: Student completion rates are up at two- and four-year U.S. colleges, regardless of gender, race and ethnicity, or age, according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The organization analyzed six-year completion rates for first-time, degree-seeking students who enrolled in college in the fall […]

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Survey finds increasing interest in skills-based hiring, online credentials and prehire assessments

Survey finds increasing interest in skills-based hiring, online credentials and prehire assessments

Inside Higher Ed Recent headlines have touted the move by several big employers to stop requiring new hires to hold college degrees. Meanwhile, a drumbeat of studies show increasing labor market returns for degrees, and employers say they value the critical thinking skills of liberal arts graduates. These seemingly oppositional trends are both real and on display in […]

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California Finalizes Performance Funding Formula for it’s Community Colleges

California Finalizes Performance Funding Formula for it’s Community Colleges

Inside Higher Ed As California Goes? The biggest and perhaps least likely state to try performance funding will tie billions of dollars for community colleges to measures of student success, a plan faculty groups say will punish students and colleges. By Paul Fain With powerful faculty organizations and a commitment to unfettered […]

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The battle over entry-level degree for nursing continues

The battle over entry-level degree for nursing continues

Inside Higher Ed Debate Continues on Nursing Degrees A proposed policy statement has reignited the question of whether the associate or bachelor’s degree should be the entry-level requirement in the nursing profession. By Ashley A. Smith December 22, 2017 The argument over which degree should be the decisive credential for entry […]

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Demanding Results on Transfer

Demanding Results on Transfer

Inside Higher Ed Unusual foundation grant will pay for community colleges and four-year institutions to improve their transfer pathways, with goal of 30 percent bump in four-year degrees earned by community college graduates. By Paul Fain May 9, 2017 An unusually structured new grant from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation […]

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The Other Retention Problem

The Other Retention Problem

Inside Higher Ed Employers have a retention issue of their own: holding on to their workers. Employer-paid tuition programs to help workers go to college are part of the solution, writes Rachel Carlson. By Rachel Carlson April 11, 2017 Those of us who work in higher education know our retention […]

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