Education Sector

A Call for Simpler Tools to Help Students Answer the College-Value Question

gberman — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:35:55 +0000

Publication Date:

May 9, 2013

Publisher:

The Chronicle of Higher Education

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The Chronicle of Higher Education discusses our ES Select, Degrees of Value: Evaluating the Return on the College Investment.

Degrees of Value: Evaluating the Return on the College Investment

gberman — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:09:42 +0000

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Published Date:

May 9, 2013

Author:

Andrew Gillen

Jeff Selingo

Mandy Zatynski

What will a student get in return for investing in college, perhaps while taking on significant debt? Often it’s not that students and families question the value of college per se, just the value of attending certain colleges.

A Briefing for Fairfax’s New Schools Chief

gberman — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:24:47 +0000

Published Date:

April 19, 2013

Author:

Kristen Amundson

Kris Amundson gives three tips to help the new superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools have an easy transition.

Moving to a new community can be tough. In the old days, a Welcome Wagon hostess used to show up at your door, offering coupons, an armload of coat hangers and advice on finding a dentist or enrolling the kids in school.

For Release: ‘State U Online’ Report Charts a New Student-Friendly, Cost-Effective Path for College

gberman — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:02:39 +0000

Publication Date:

April 23, 2013

State U Online

gberman — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:39:32 +0000

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Published Date:

April 23, 2013

Author:

Rachel Fishman

Online learning is increasingly becoming a permanent fixture in higher education. Yet, the U.S. public higher education system has been visibly slower to embrace the potential of online learning. State U Online examines the history of distance learning and opportunities for building streamlined, affordable online public higher education systems.

Reclaiming Community

gberman — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:34:23 +0000

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April 17, 2013

Author:

Peter W. Cookson Jr.

In this ES Interview, Senior Fellow Peter Cookson sits down with Teachers College Professor Jeff Henig to talk about educational equity, and issues ranging from mayoral control to the the end of "educational exceptionalism."

In a time of growing inequality and increased stratification of educational opportunities, Education Sector is leading an effort to restart and revitalize a national discussion on educational equity. We are reaching out to experts in the field to better understand the issues and assess possible solutions in a sophisticated, research-based policy framework.

The 'Widget Effect' Endures: Teachers Still Rated High

gberman — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:22:56 +0000

Publication Date:

March 28, 2013

Publisher:

Education Week

Teaser:

Education Week looks at Chad Aldeman's Chart You Can Trust "The Evergreen Effect" and teacher evaluations.

Here's Where Most of the Money Goes When Private Colleges Hike Tuition

gberman — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:19:11 +0000

Publication Date:

April 5, 2013

Publisher:

The Atlantic

Teaser:

The Atlantic dicusses Andrew Gillen's Higher Ed Data Central and the increase in college tuition.

The Four Lessons I Learned by Taking a MOOC

gberman — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:46:37 +0000

Published Date:

April 4, 2013

Author:

Andrew Gillen

Very few people who enroll in MOOCs (massive open online courses) tell us about the experience. I just took one and learned these lessons:

Lesson One: Professors need to start phasing out in-class lecturing now.

Capital Thinking with Kevin O'Neill

gberman — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:51:22 +0000

Publication Date:

March 21, 2013

Publisher:

Patton Boggs

Teaser:

Andrew Gillen discusses net tuition and MOOCs with Kevin O'Neill on Capital Thinking.