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Survey: College Graduates Don't Feel Employable
About one-fifth of recent graduates of two- and four-year institutions said their college education did not provide the skills necessary for their first job, and about half decided not to apply to entry-level positions because they felt they were not qualified, according to a new survey administered by Cengage, a publisher and education-technology company.
Report: State Funding Closely Linked to Student Success
State funding for public higher education institutions and student financial aid have a direct impact on student success, a new report by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association concluded.
Education Department Launches Reopening Resource Site
Higher education institutions can now look to a website created by the Department of Education to find resources on how to safely reopen their campuses.
1,400 4-Year Colleges Won't Require SAT or ACT Next Year
At least 1,400 four-year colleges will not require the SAT or ACT next year, according to FairTest: the National Center for Fair and Open Testing.
Lawmakers Asked to Consider Funding for Apprenticeships at 2-Year Colleges
President Biden's proposed $12 billion in funding for community colleges could go, in part, to help institutions build degree-based apprenticeship programs.
Community Colleges Turn to New Incentives for Recruitment
Desperate to slow the steep decline of entering students, community colleges are getting creative and offering scholarships, complimentary laptops and free summer courses to high school graduates who enroll.
Who Gets to Be ‘College Material’?
Higher education institutions should reimagine the responsibility they have to ensure college is the true force for equity that it can and should be, Jeff Raikes argues.
Confronting a Cascading Crisis
Higher education must help ensure that K-12 students, after a year of school closures and other significant challenges, don’t fall irreparably behind, writes Sian L. Beilock.
Connecting the Dots: Scaling Remediation Reform to Promote Equitable Transfer Student Success
For the 80 percent of students who begin at a community college with the intention of earning at least a bachelor’s degree, their chances of success are shaped from the moment they begin their educational journey.