"Solutions Are Obvious" - The US Higher Education System Is Broken

Authored by Alex Mitchell via HackerNoon.com, College (as we know it) is broken. The system of higher education in the United States is being rebuilt from the foundation and we’ve only just started to see the impact of this dramatic transformatio.....»»

The association of 15 colleges, which collectively serve 136,265 students, said that Nate Mackinnon, most recently the vice chancellor for community colleges at the Nevada System of Higher Education, has been named its next executive director.....»»

The newly minted chancellor of USM says offering more students access to higher education is his "duty.".....»»

Twenty-two Western New York school districts pay their typical teachers more than $80,000 a year, according to newly released statistics from the New York State Education Department. Topping the list is Niagara Falls, where the median pay for a c.....»»

Beer and college often go together. But doubling New York’s beer tax to benefit higher education is up for debate. A bill that would boost the levy to help the State University of New York system... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Government, higher education and other white-collar industries may be some of the most obvious elements of Central Ohio's economy, but manufacturing also plays a major role in the region. Franklin, Licking, Delaware and Madison counties showed gr.....»»

A senior student-loan official in the Trump administration said he would resign Thursday and endorse canceling most of the nation’s outstanding student debt, calling the student-loan system “fundamentally broken.”.....»»

A senior student-loan official in the Trump administration said he would resign Thursday and endorse canceling most of the nation’s outstanding student debt, calling the student-loan system “fundamentally broken.”.....»»

The State System of Higher Education, which oversees 14 public colleges in Pennsylvania, has requested $100 million from the state legislature to overhaul the system. According to a press release, the $100 million would be a non-recurring fund sprea.....»»

Alaska's higher education system could see layoffs and programs cuts, thanks to a dramatic slash in money it gets from the state......»»

To win the swing voters and cobble together a majority of electoral votes, President Donald Trump must address our broken health care system — it ranks first among issues with voters, writes Peter Morici......»»

To say that race is a fraught issue for the American system of higher education doesn't quite capture the divisiveness that affirmative.....»»

To say that race is a fraught issue for the American system of higher education doesn't quite capture the divisiveness that affirmative.....»»

As a country, we spend a lot of time lamenting our burdensome levels of student loan debt. Why don’t we spend more time thinking about ways to prevent it? Innovative solutions for funding higher education are out there.  Educational financin.....»»

The reality is this: if we really wanted to assess students, we’d do it the Montessori way: one child at a time, one skill at a time, and with only a slight sense of urgency......»»

Teachers are the driving force behind our educational system. They prepare our children for the workforce, for higher education, and for life in general. The profession is widely considered one of........»»

Teachers are the driving force behind our educational system. They prepare our children for the workforce, for higher education, and for life in general. The profession is widely considered one of........»»

University presidents within the State University System of Florida are amongst the highest-paid public university leaders in the country, according the the Chronicle of Higher Education. Three Florida University presidents ranked amongst the top .....»»

The American higher education system, the largest in the world and a major source of revenue for towns and cities across the U.S., is losing its dominance as a global magnet for top talent......»»

The Top 10 Most Cost-Effective C.....»»