Posts published on June 14, 2011
Redefining Community College Success
An Education Department committee further honed its recommendations for how to overhaul the way the government measures the success of community colleges. Though there was general agreement on crafting completion measures, there was strong disagreement about whether the government should require community colleges to report their students’ employment outcomes. (Inside Higher Ed, 06/06/11)
US Colleges Must Teach Marketable Schools
According to some higher education experts, U.S. institutions of higher learning must start teaching students how to be more desirable to employers, or face being usurped by apprenticeship systems and other forms of job training. While the idea that a college degree can be replaced with other experience remains controversial, the 2010 American Council of Trustees and Alumni report, titled “What Will They Learn?,” confirms that few institutions require students to take courses teaching the skills necessary to be good citizens or employees, such as basic American government, or economics, or mathematics.
washingtonpost.com
Indiana Universities Provide Parents With Cost Calculators
To comply with impending Federal requirements, the Indiana State University system is the latest in the country to provide parents and students with a calculator that gives a better sense of the true cost of college than do tuition figures alone. The new Federally-required calculators will also project monthly student loan payments after graduation. Additionally, Indiana’s estimator provides side-by-side comparisons of the costs of attending various schools within the state.
dailyjournal.net
