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
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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.
April 15, 2013
A new survey about employer perspectives towards postsecondary learning and student success was released by the Association of American Colleges and Uni
April 12, 2013
The Obama Administration has finally released their budget and thus begins the flurry of chatter in the District. One area of particular interest is the President’s proposal for moving forward with student loan interest rates.
April 2, 2013
The New York Times’ Thomas Friedman recently interviewed Harvard education specialist, Tony Wagner about adapting our education system to align with workforce n
How to Prepare for an Avalanche in Higher Ed
March 28, 2013
The Institute for Public Policy Research recently released a report on the impending and current challenges faced by higher education and lays out the implications if educators do not heed these warnings. Escalating costs, increasing displeasure among employers, and rising competition from overseas are a few of the obstacles that confront higher education institutions in the U.S. and UK. “An Avalanche is Coming: Higher Education and the Revolution Ahead” argues that institutional leaders who fight innovation and remain too comfortable with the status quo will ultimately put their institution’s future at risk.
March 11, 2013
San Antonio mayor, Julian Castro, was recently interviewed by the National Journal regarding the economy, improving education, and the need to clo
March 8, 2013
The late Steve Jobs of Apple, Inc., by any measure one of the greatest of American innovators, once noted that “innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” As home to the most prolific innovators in the world, the United States has long been not just a leader, but the leader in the
Administration Puts Higher Ed Formally “On Notice”
February 28, 2013
It wasn’t said in his actual State of the Union address, but President Obama again put higher education on notice when it comes to affordability. Within the address’ accompanying document, "The President's Plan for a Strong Middle Class and a Strong America,” Mr. Obama asks Congress to make changes to student aid eligibility so as to improve college affordability “either by incorporating measures of value and affordability into the existing accreditation system; or by establishing a new, alternative system of accreditation that would provide pathways for higher education models and colleges to receive federal student aid based on performance and results.”
February 22, 2013
Many of us higher education observers have been talking up the need for innovation for quite some time.