Filter & Sort
Charting a Course
In report to faculty and students, UT president outlines principles for online education and asks for greater input from professors.
Kaplan 2.0
Kaplan, which includes Pearson-like ed-tech offerings as well as for-profit degree programs, won't miss a beat as The Washington Post moves on.
The New York Tax Advantage
The state has created tax-free zones around its universities as part of an effort to stimulate economic development. Officials hope to take academic-corporate partnerships beyond the typical ties.
Competency-Based Transcripts
Northern Arizona University rolls out competency-based degrees, which will come with a new form of transcripts.
Opinion
Dead or Dormant?
California's controversial online education bill may be on hold, but just because it hasn't passed doesn't mean it hasn't had a significant impact, write Phil Hill and Dean Florez.
Rubber Hits the Road
As fall approaches, some campuses get ready to grant credit for MOOCs.
Opinion
Democratic Limits of "Customized"
It its industrial approach to efficiency, competency-based education shortchanges less-affluent student and contributes to stratification, Amy Slaton writes.
No More Double-Spending
In an effort to reduce the hundreds of thousands of dollars students spend each year on course material to which they have free access, colleges are looking to technology and internal cooperation.