August 23, 2013
Yesterday, President Obama outlined a new proposal for reforming our nation’s higher education system and for making college more affo
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August 15, 2013
A professor stands at the front of a 300-person lecture hall, but the balding man’s words reach only the diligent few who brave seats in the spit zone.
July 3, 2013
As we prepare to light up our sparklers, fire up the grill, and celebrate the nation’s birthday, the Senate hung up its party hat on student loans and headed home. The July recess has begun and we are left without any long-term solutions for the student loan interest rate debacle.
June 25, 2013
As the United States emerges from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, top innovators in business, government, and the civic sector are developing inventive ways to tackle this country’s most pressing issues.
June 10, 2013
Last month, the online education provider Coursera announced expanded partnerships with 10 state university systems—the latest evidence that online learning is
May 29, 2013
America is in a global race for the future, and it’s falling behind. It’s a race to educate, train, attract, and invest in employees who are able to compete and grow in the 21st century.
May 20, 2013
While collecting data for the “Transparency & Accountability” section of our 2012 Leaders & Laggards report, I discovered that Texas’s online institutional resumes, while a bit bland in deli
May 14, 2013
The United States is losing ground. Between 1880 and 1980, we were a world leader in wage parity, productivity, and technological innovation. Our country gained, on average, about one year’s worth of education per decade. As a nation, we were out-educating and out-performing the world.
April 25, 2013
In the Institute for a Competitive Workforce report Help Wanted 2012: Addressing the Skills Gap, to which I was privileged to contribute, business and education leaders shared their visio
April 17, 2013
The business community has a lot of interest in how the nation’s education system is performing. After all, companies are the eventual consumer of the education system. So, does business believe our education system is living up to its potential? No.