An earlier post to this blog dealt with Transparency by Design, an effort by a dozen higher education institutions – Capella University included – that serve adult students at a distance to publicly report on what those students will actually learn. Recently, Bob Morse of U.S. News & World Report, commented on Transparency by Design [...]
In his article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Kevin Carey asserts that higher education must attend to the real value of education provided to students. And that value should drive how much tuition costs. He does not believe that value of education is used in setting prices. He states that “With [...]
Here is yet another article that details the need to help more adults complete a college degree, the importance of having a better educated citizenry, and some of the challenges facing states in promoting this agenda.
However, the situation is complicated by the fact that states, including those seeking to get more adults to graduate, are [...]
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Welcome to The Other 85 Percent. So what does "the other 85 percent" refer to? Research has shown that only about 15 percent of higher education students still fit the traditional definition of young adults age 18 to 22 who live on campus and go to school full time. more
