Last month, the consulting firm Deloitte published an interesting series on trends in higher education. One trend they cited was the transformation of the business…
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For the last couple of days, I have written about the economic value data presented by the Institute for Higher Education Policy. The data attempt…
Yesterday, I wrote about new data analysis released by the Institute for Higher Education Policy. The data, which powers the group’s Equitable Valuation Explorer, shows…
Yesterday, the Postsecondary Value Commission – part of the Institute for Higher Education Policy – issued its updated report on the value of higher education.…
It seems like state legislatures are getting a little cranky with colleges and universities about the value of their degrees. Ohio is the latest state…
Isn’t it interesting how different groups can have remarkably different perspectives on the same thing? A recent Harris Poll of new college graduates revealed that…
States are gearing up to produce electricity using off-shore wind farms. Last fall, New Jersey announced that it would invest about one-half billion dollars in…
Here’s another reason to prefer degree programs over short-term training. Researchers from Princeton University who study mortality say that Americans who have earned a bachelor’s…
Since WCC seems to have gone all-in on certificate programs, it is worthwhile to examine the credential’s value to the earner. But they should also…
Last week, the Washtenaw County United Way released an update on households on the economic margins in the county. Asset-limited, income-constrained, employed (ALICE) is a…