Learning analytics tools aim to boost student retention, outcomes
As policy makers and campus leaders focus on boosting college completion rates, learning analytics is a field that has exploded in importance. A number of programs now exist…
Month: January 2013
eCampus News November/December 2012
• Campus leaders ponder eLearning’s future • Anonymous online reporting draws fire • Boise State seeks to redefine ‘well-educated’ • Gates Foundation supports college readiness apps • New…
Watch: Transparent TVs and bendable phones: CES rumor roundup
The Consumer Electronics Show happens every January in Las Vegas: hundreds of thousands of people, acre upon acre of brand new gadgets, and the hopes of tech fans…
Top universities call for action on gun control
The Association of American Universities issued a statement Thursday calling on President Obama and members of Congress to take quick federal action to address gun violence in the…
Veterans face confusion using GI Bill at state universities
Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the federal government will pick up the full in-state cost for any honorably discharged service member wishing to attend a public college or…
Which universities are more highly ranked by high school counselors than by colleges officials?
Do high school counselors and college officials view universities differently? To answer this question, U.S. News is publishing a first-ever analysis of colleges in our National Universities rankings…
GAO report: College savings plans benefit the rich
Few families are participating in a federal program designed to help parents and grandparents save money to pay for their children's and grandchildren's college education, the Huffington Post…
Watch: 14-year-old college student and prodigy dreams in code
While most 14-year-olds are contemplating the vagaries of Justin Bieber's inscrutable personality, Santiago Gonzalez is most likely in his college class room discussing the intricacies of computer code,…
Column: Why schools used to be better
It’s one of the ironies of education reform that despite wave after wave, schools are seen by many as in worse shape as before all the changes, says…