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Majoring in Outcomes
Study highlights wage data for new graduates of Virginia colleges, with sortable earnings numbers by major. And similar databases are on the way in other states.
Getting Smarter on Skills Testing
Smarterer's assessments aren't a threat to higher ed, for now, but offer job-seekers a way to go beyond the academy to show employers what they know.
Mr. MOOC Comes to Washington
Education Department leaders huddle with hotshots of higher education "disruption" and college leaders to talk about encouraging innovation.
Rifts Over Global Test of Learning
U.S., Canada and European higher ed groups object to prospect that OECD's worldwide measure will be used to rank countries.
Mass vs. Elite, Encore
International educators at a meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development put a new twist on an old debate, prodded by New York University's provocative president.
Hour by Hour
The credit hour wasn't supposed to measure learning, for good reason, according to a new report, which recommends how to revise or even drop the standard without leading to abuse.
Opinion
Delicious Ambiguity
Mark Salisbury explains why he views the role of institutional research and assessment not as fact finding but as something much less certain.
Majoring in Free Content
Saylor Foundation's 240 free online courses now offer a pathway to college credit, thanks to new partnerships with Excelsior College and StraighterLine. But will students follow that path?