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Picking a Predictive Analytics Partner
Iris Palmer wrote for Business Officer about predictive analytics in higher education.
Four-Year Degrees at the Community College Haven’t Scaled. Why?
In a recent survey, only 10 percent of community college leaders reported they offered four-year degrees.
The Incomplete Picture of What Works for Returning College Students
Developing a new definition of persistence that more accurately reflects the college-going behavior of adult and returning students.
A Twisting Path towards a Better Life: The Experience of Caregiver Students
There are very few things more difficult than keeping or maintaining a work-life balance while having kids and attending college.
Caregivers in Higher Education
Over the coming months, New America will explore how better to support student caregivers and their families through higher education.
It’s All About the Community
Eight Strategies for Integrating Apprenticeship and College
More Americans will choose apprenticeship when it connects to our higher ed system. A new policy paper proposes eight strategies to do it.
Serving Adults and the Future of Work
The Role of Four-Year Degrees…at the Community College
Community college bachelor’s degrees could be the answer.
What Americans Think of Apprenticeship
Eighty-three percent of respondents supported increased government funding to support apprenticeship.
A Not-So-Simple Simplification in the PROSPER Act
This second post in our series on Rep. Foxx's new HEA bill analyzes financial aid policies under the proposal.
Holding the PROSPER Act Accountable
This first post in our series on Rep. Foxx's new HEA bill analyzes accountability under the proposal.