New research from the University of Utah shows how much the postsecondary-in-prison landscape has grown across the country.
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Dual enrollment has boomed. Now what?
Dual enrollment has its challenges, a research brief argues. Few states fund it sufficiently. Equity gaps persist. And too many credits lead nowhere.
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‘This is the model’: Why Workforce Pell is taking a backseat to this $40M state program in Virginia
An opportunity to connect with one another online, and a look at Virginia’s FastForward program and its impact on rural students
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Workforce Pell is here. Prison education is still waiting.
Workforce Pell officially took effect July 1. For prison education, though, the deadline has come and gone without much change.
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Higher ed is under an ‘accountability umbrella,’ with federal aid newly tied to what graduates earn
Our new tool lets users compare earnings outcomes of certificate programs around the country. Two higher-ed experts share their takeaways from the data.
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Employers want to see soft skills. How rural schools are delivering
Schools throughout rural Kansas are following Maine’s footsteps with a model focused on soft skills like problem-solving and financial literacy.
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Workforce Pell is here. States are racing to catch up.
Eventually, 100,000 students annually could receive the funds for short-term training programs.
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From prison tablets to Cleveland kitchens
How a culinary training program in Ohio helps keep people from returning to prison.
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What we learned after traveling 1,000 miles across Montana to talk about rural workforce needs
A look inside some of the conversations we had with the Rural Talent Lab
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Tenure under attack
The number of professors with tenure has been on the decline for decades. Legislators and university systems are accelerating that trend, weakening tenure protections.