3 ways to improve student retention

#1: These are the top 10 workforce skills students will need by 2020

Today's workforce, as nearly everyone knows, is increasingly global. And with that global nature comes fierce competition--students will need an arsenal of skills in order to stand out from their peers. According to a recent McGraw-Hill Education survey, just 40 percent of college seniors said they felt their college experience…

#8: Predicting the next 20 years in higher ed reveals 5 major themes

Higher education in the U.S. is facing unprecedented challenges. Long viewed as an engine for success, recent surveys show a partisan erosion in that faith in higher ed. This erosion of trust, coupled with significant demographic shifts and growing costs, are fueling national debates over the purpose, value, and funding…

Survey: Students sing praises for digital learning tech

Ninety-four percent of students in a new survey said digital learning technologies have helped them retain new concepts, and 53 percent said they prefer classes that use such tools. McGraw-Hill Education's fourth annual Digital Study Trends Survey, compiled by Hanover Research, includes responses from more than 1,000 college students. Sixty…