“Skirting” the law. Some Ohio charter schools are still open and operating, despite a state law mandating their closure, because they changed their name, according to a new report. (h/t StateImpact Ohio) (Policy Matters Ohio)

For a better ROI in higher ed. Indiana’s education commissioner, Teresa Lubbers, wants to improve the return on investment for college students by creating mentorinContinue Reading »

A new Department of Education study reports that 22.4% of students at “Very selective” colleges take at least one remedial class. By definition, these colleges are turning away countless students, many of whom would not need remediation (50.4% of all college students need remediation, and the remaining students could more than fill every seat at these colleges).

This raises uncomfortableContinue Reading »

Key piece to teacher evaluations. When talking about improvements in teacher evaluations, it’s important to consider proper training and support for the principals in charge of them, writes Sara Mead. (Policy Notebook/Education Week)

Getting more degrees in the hands of Americans. A Q&A with the editors of Getting to Graduation, a compilation of 11 essays about the nation’s higher edContinue Reading »

Cutting back on remediation. Georgia state universities will no longer admit students who test into all three remedial education courses (English, math, and reading), under new rules that also limit the number of times that students can take the courses. (Get Schooled/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

When can he run for office? A 9-year-old Detroit boy sets up a lemonade stand to raise moneContinue Reading »

Getting away from remedial work. Long Beach City College in California will admit students into credit-bearing courses based on high school grades, rather than results from the college’s placement exams. Education Sector analysts recently highlighted a partnership between a high school and community college in San Diego that facilitated better-targeted instruction at the high school level—and bContinue Reading »

Happy 40th anniversary, Title IX: A report touts the successes of the law over the years, but cautions that hurdles still exist: from lagging female representation in STEM-related fields to unlawful policies for pregnant or parenting women. (National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education)

Rethinking remediation. This news report takes a look at two community colleges that are approaContinue Reading »

The Queen's Jubilee kicks off today!

A teacher firing case in Virginia. This piece provides a behind-the-scenes look at a tenured teacher, who was dismissed because of poor performance, and a fact-finding panel that eventually recommended she be reinstated. (Washington Post)

The fifth year is on them. If students at Indiana State University cContinue Reading »

America’s college completion agenda is more urgent than ever.  As Degreeless in Debt found, rising college prices are putting more students between a rock and a hard place: the things they do to avoid borrowing too much – like delaying enrollment, enrolling part-time, or working full-time – also make it much harder for them to complete their degrees.   While controlling costs and expandContinue Reading »

There are currently 37 million adults who have some college but no degree.  Many of them, for one reason or another, have dropped out of college and have been working for years.  But they are being left behind in an economy that increasingly demands skilled and credentialed workers.  As President Obama described in his State of the Union address, growing industries in science and technology havContinue Reading »

California Community Colleges have released a draft of policy recommendations to increase student success in the state’s two-year colleges (from the cleverly-entitled “Student Success Task Force”). One of the biggest changes is to enrollment policies and priority registration – a major issue given $800 million in budget cuts over three years and 140,000 students shut out of the system due to laContinue Reading »