3 critical parts of HEA reauthorization
Fairness, innovation, and accountability are the three guiding principles Congress should use as it reviews the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) in light the use of…
Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
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Lenovo, Google launch Project Tango device
At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Lenovo announced the development of the first consumer mobile device with Project Tango in collaboration with Google. Available in summer 2016,…
College finances improve, but students still shoulder burdens
College and university finances have largely rebounded from the 2008 recession, but students still shoulder the bulk of education-related costs at most postsecondary institutions through tuition, according to…
State of the Union: College affordability a top concern
Higher education spent a few brief moments in the spotlight during President Obama's final State of the Union address on Jan. 12. Access to affordable higher education was…
Hobsons acquisition targets retention, educational outcomes
Hobsons, a provider of college and career readiness, enrollment management, and student success solutions, on Jan. 12 announced the acquisition of the Predictive Analytics Reporting (PAR) Framework, Inc.…
University uses flash storage to improve online collaboration
Western Oregon University (WOU) IT staff knew they needed to improve storage capacity, speed and downtime issues, due largely in part to the demand for professor and student…
Service to focus on higher-ed business models
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) announced the launch of AGB Institutional Strategies – www.agbis.org, a new consulting service that focuses on the operational…
Partnership zeroes in on higher-ed data use
Vireo Labs, a Savannah-based startup, is partnering with Maryland-based Westat, which will work to gather critical higher education data that will help power Vireo’s next-generation vocational assessment. With…
