News and Blog - June 2012 Syndicate content

  • Cooperation and Parent Engagement
    By Neal Urwitz
    June 28, 2012

    Cooperation from education leaders in San Diego is creating great opportunities for parent engagement. Read more

  • University of Wisconsin System's Flexible Degree Program
    By Austin Dannhaus
    June 26, 2012

    Innovative ideas delivering higher education continue to change the way we think about earning a degree. Organizations such as MITx, Coursera, and Western Governor's University have developed new models that allow students to gain an education at their own pace, often at a significantly lower cost. A new player, the University of Wisconsin System (UW) is joining the mix and bringing the support of a state-wide institution of public education to bear on the evolution of higher education. Read more

  • It's Not Just Stafford Loans: Lowering Student Costs
    By Mehdi Maghsoodnia and Eugene Hickok
    June 25, 2012

    In an Op-Ed for The Hill, Medhi and Gene lay out how Stafford loans are a proxy for college cost, and address how to lower those costs. Read more

  • State Updates
    By Ben Wallerstein
    June 21, 2012

    State revenues have returned to pre-recession levels, according to a new study, but Medicaid spending has soared and state lawmakers are still struggling to balance their budgets and pay for other critical programs like education. The study, conducted by the National Governors’ Association (NGA) and the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO), found that Medicaid spending rose 20 percent this year and 23 percent in 2011. The report explains that federal spending on Medicaid fell eight percent this year as stimulus funds that helped pay for the health care program for the poor are no longer available.

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  • Kaufman Foundation Releases Report Urging Innovation, Reform for Higher Education
    By John Bailey and Austin Dannhaus
    June 8, 2012

    The Kaufman Foundation released a report, College 2.0, pushing insitutions of higher education to take an entreprenurial approach to innovation and reform in order to control rising costs. The report recommends, among other things, restructuring accrediation to encourage new methods of instructional delivery, rethinking incentives for professors who drive innovation of teaching methods, and providing more information about the connection between student learning and job market outcomes. Read more

  • John Bailey Named Director of Digital Learning Now!; Senior Advisor at Whiteboard Advisors
    By Neal Urwitz
    June 6, 2012

    We're pleased to announce that John Bailey will become the Executive Director of Digital Learning Now.  He will also become a Senior Advisor at Whiteboard where he'll continue to co-publish Education Insider with Andy Rotherham.    Read more

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