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Company unveils line of free online courses from elite college faculty | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

www.insidehighered.com/...-courses-elite-college-faculty future DIY online
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  • Bruce Vandal on 27 Jan 12
     
    Story on DIY higher education and a provider tapping into professors at elite institutions
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Why Academe Needs a 'Race to the Top' - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

chronicle.com/...64520 federal accountabiilty completion college readiness
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    A framework for reform in higher education. Provides a vision for what higher education should be accountable for and suggests that the federal government play a strong role in that accountability
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Udacity and the future of online universities | Felix Salmon - 0 views

blogs.reuters.com/...-future-of-online-universities affordability future
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    An example of how to unbundle higher education by providing knowledge transfer without the cost of a university.
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The Great Unbundling of the University - Alan Jacobs - Technology - The Atlantic - 0 views

www.theatlantic.com/...251831 completion affordability future
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    Story on movement toward more customized postsecondary experiences. Unbundling certification, assessment, social and other elements of education
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Essay: Hauptman revise Pell to focus on neediest students | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

www.insidehighered.com/...e-pell-focus-neediest-students affordability Pell federal
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    Commentary from Art Hauptmann on how to change the Pell program
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Online Course Provider, StraighterLine, to Offer Critical-Thinking Tests to Students - ... - 0 views

chronicle.com/...35092 technology competency future
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    Story in Chronical about online course provider that is providing more competency based assessments and instruction, instead of degrees. Students get portfolio of skills instead
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Fueling the Race to Postseconary Success - 0 views

www.cael.org/...PLA_Fueling-the-Race prior learning assessment CAEL
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    Report from CAEL on their research into the use of prior learning assessments
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Measuring Transitions Into The Workforce As A Form Of Accountability - 0 views

www3.airweb.org/...irapps32.pdf community_college workforce development
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    Paper from Iowa Department of Education aligning graduates with area of employment
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Weekly Prompts From a Mentor - NYTimes.com - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...25future_WGU.html advising coaching Western_Governor's persistence retention completion
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    Story on Western Governor's University coaching/mentoring program and its results in moving students toward completion.
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The Effects of Student Coaching in College: An Evaluation of a Randomized Experiment in... - 0 views

ed.stanford.edu/...bettinger_baker_030711.pdf advising coaching retention completion persistence
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    Study by Eric Bettinger and Rachel Baker from Stanford University showing the impact of personalized, executive style coaching to increase college retention.
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Scaling Community College Interventions - 0 views

www.publicagenda.org/...CuttingEdge2.pdf community_colleges
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    Report from Public Agenda on how to scale community college efforts
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Achieving the Dream - 0 views

www.achievingthedream.org community_colleges data continuous_improvement
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    Web site for the Achieving the Dream Initiative that is working with community colleges on how they can more effectively utilize data to drive institutional change.
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Our Approach and Tools | Completion by Design Assistance Team - 0 views

www.completionbydesign.org/...our-approach-and-tools Gates momentum_points preparation retention developmental_education
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    The Preventing Loss, Creating Momentum Framework that is the heart of the Completion By Design initiative that is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Priced Out | Education Trust - 0 views

www.edtrust.org/2369 financial_aid low_income
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    Report on how poor financial aid policies negatively impact success for low-income students
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Finishing the First Lap: The Cost of First-Year Student Attrition in America's Four-Yea... - 0 views

www.air.org/...index.cfm productivity cost budget funding attrition completion AIR
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    Report from American Institutes of Research on the high cost of student attrition in higher education. Estimates that it costs states about $6.2 Billion annually in state appropriations, $1.4 Billion in student grants and another $1.5 Billion in federal grants when first year students don't persist to a second year of education.
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Leaving No Worker Behind: Community Colleges Retrain the Michigan Workforce-and Themsel... - 0 views

www.jff.org/...1225 workforce community_college community_colleges Michigan
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    Paper on the impact of the No Worker Left Behind program in Michigan on retraining the workforce.
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What's it Worth: The Economic Value of College Majors - 0 views

cew.georgetown.edu/whatsitworth workforce economic development
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    Report from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce that showcases the value of higher education, particular majors.
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Hechinger Report | Community colleges should be at the front line of economic recovery - 0 views

hechingerreport.org/...line-of-economic-recovery_5732 workforce workforce_development Indiana
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    Story on the role of community colleges in economic development.
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