Colleges consider how to enforce social distancing
INSIDE HIGHER ED – As colleges unveil intricate reopening plans to regularly test and trace students for coronavirus infection when they return to campuses this fall, large graduation celebrations among students in recent weeks have served as stark reminders of the difficult work that lies ahead.
Read More about Colleges consider how to enforce social distancingA look at student loan debt relief efforts
THE WASHINGTON POST – The unprecedented speed of job losses in the United States because of the novel coronavirus has left many people unable to manage their debts, including student loans. The Labor Department said 20.5 million people lost their jobs in April. The $2 trillion stimulus relief prompted by the extraordinary economic downturn provided…
Read More about A look at student loan debt relief effortsEducation technology companies promise results without evidence
THE HECHINGER REPORT – School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March. Same…
Read More about Education technology companies promise results without evidenceUniversity of California system proposes plan to eliminate SAT and ACT for admissions
INSIDE HIGHER ED – University of California president Janet Napolitano last week proposed a revision in the way the system admits students: a five-year plan to gradually reduce and eliminate the role of the SAT and ACT in admissions. They would be replaced by a new test to be developed by the system in what could…
Read More about University of California system proposes plan to eliminate SAT and ACT for admissionsStudents turn to more expensive private loans as college costs rise
THE HECHINGER REPORT – As our higher education system is turned upside down, there’s reason to worry that more students will take out private loans and struggle to pay them back. Private student loan debt is rising at a faster rate than federal student loan debt, according to an April report from the Student Borrower Protection Center.…
Read More about Students turn to more expensive private loans as college costs riseOpinion: Crisis provides opportunity to fix issues in higher education
INSIDE HIGHER ED – Rather than hoping for a return to normal, colleges and universities should use this moment to do three difficult things: fix transfer, increase need-based aid and advance teaching quality, Joshua Wyner writes.
Read More about Opinion: Crisis provides opportunity to fix issues in higher educationFewer women submit research articles amid pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED – Another analysis documents productivity declines among women during COVID-19. This one, published in Nature Index, looks at submissions to 11 preprint repositories (indicative of overall research activity) and three platforms for registered reports (indicative of new projects). Over all, the authors found that women submitted fewer articles in March and April 2020…
Read More about Fewer women submit research articles amid pandemicUniversity of Tennessee Law debuts Master of Legal Studies program
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE COLLEGE OF LAW – The Tennessee Higher Education Commission last week approved a proposal to create a 30-credit-hour Master of Legal Studies degree after the proposal gained support from the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees in February. The degree option will be offered beginning in the Summer 2021 semester and is an…
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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM — The pandemic that has shuttered economies around the world has also battered education systems in developing and developed countries. Some 1.5 billion students — close to 90% of all primary, secondary and tertiary learners in the world — are no longer able to physically go to school.
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WOSU PUBLIC MEDIA — But state-funded schools face budget cuts, private schools with modest endowments most certainly will need to pare the number of scholarships and any college or university financially struggling before the pandemic is on a tightrope.
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