Jon Marcus, The Hechinger ReportHomeCollege Costs Drive Record Number of High School Kids to Start EarlyHigh school students are taking AP or community college courses for credit, or skipping their senior year in high school to attend early colleges to avoid dragging out higher education costs.September 11, 2013Faculty & StaffAnalysts Warn Higher Education Headed for a ShakeoutFacing skeptical customers, declining enrollment, an antiquated financial model that is hemorrhaging money, and new kinds of low-cost competition, some U.S. universities and colleges may be phased out.September 8, 2013African-AmericanStudy Shows Graduates of Elite Schools Don’t Necessarily Earn MoreUsing the first-year earnings of graduates in five states, the study found that those from regional and second-tier campuses, on average, earn about the same as those who go to prestigious flagship universities.September 5, 2013Community CollegesNew Figures Suggest Community College Grad Rates Higher Than ThoughtA report shows that, of the estimated one in four students who start at community colleges and then move on to four-year institutions, more than 60 percent ultimately graduate.August 6, 2013HomeStates Offer Students an Incentive to Graduate: MoneyEvery year states hand out more than $11 billion in financial aid to college students with no certainty as to whether they’ll ever graduate.July 31, 2013HomeLike Private Businesses, Universities Consolidate to Cut CostsThere have been a few mergers of colleges and universities in the past, but the pace of such consolidations is picking up.July 22, 2013HomeResearch Says Fancy College Dorms, Gyms Don’t Attract ApplicantsThe new study shows that students are more interested in price and prestige than in amenities.July 15, 2013HomeMore Students Opting for Education BuffetAlong the way to a degree, students are choosing from education options that include dual-enrollment courses, advanced-placement programs, military or corporate training, career and life experience, and classes taught online.May 6, 2013Faculty & StaffStudy Backs Liberal Arts, But Questions Graduates’ CompetenceHidden deeper in the findings is the disclosure that more than 40 percent of employers already don’t think colleges are teaching students what they need to know to succeed.April 11, 2013SportsStopping the Clock on Credits That Don’t CountStudents earn academic credit at one university or college then try to transfer to another, which sometimes won’t accept it. The result is that they spend far more time and money trying to obtain degrees.March 31, 2013Previous PagePage 3 of 5Next Page