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Credit Hour (Still) Rules
Despite conventional wisdom, Western Governors U. did not earn approval to award federal aid by directly assessing how much students learned. It ties student outcomes to the credit hour (though not to seat time).
Performance Pay for College Faculty
City Colleges of Chicago and union representing adult education instructors agree to bonus pay based on student performance.
Big Job, Big Problems
With California's community colleges facing challenges that many say are insurmountable, the system begins to search for a new chancellor.
Outside the Lines
Largely unregulated for-profit vocational colleges, which can't receive federal student aid, collect 40 percent of military spouse tuition benefits.
No Overhaul of Accreditation
Federal panel appears to have rejected idea of decoupling accreditation and financial aid eligibility, favoring less-dramatic changes to quality assurance system.
Mergers and Apprehension
Connecticut is merging higher education systems to save money and improve degree production. The still-forming board is working to convince community colleges they won't get lost in the shuffle.
All Aboard
An influential foundation says Massachusetts' community colleges need to do better on workforce development, and calls for more direct oversight by the state.
Raising the Bar on Quality Assurance
In redesign of accreditation process, Western agency will publish reports on colleges and require institutions to define graduates' "levels of proficiency" -- but proposals to compel peer comparisons face pushback.