| Investing in state’s Career and Technical Education Maryville Daily Forum - With agriculture as our region’s most important industry, communities in northwest Missouri have long understood the value and necessity of using Career and Technical Education in our schools. .... |
| Do Illinois' public colleges pay off for students? Chicago Business - As Junior prepares to head out the door for the onset of the fall college term, a new study is out today that provides a snapshot of sorts of whether the folks are getting their money's worth, and it includes a surprise or two. .... |
| Michigan to take aggressive action, close failing schools Detroit Free Press - Michigan’s School Reform Office plans to make aggressive moves this coming school year to rid the state of failing schools — putting chronically low-performing schools on notice that they might be closed by next June. .... |
| Report: Texas public universities 'dropout factories' Houston Chronicle - College students in Texas have just a 40 percent chance of graduating within six years, according to a recent report by a Washington think tank that calls Texas public universities "dropout factories.". .... |
| Texas official: Public colleges 'dropout factories' assertion only part of the story Houston Chronicle - Texas public colleges are "dropout factories" where students have just a 40 percent chance at earning a degree within six years, according to a recent report that paints a stark picture of higher education in Texas and across the nation. .... |
| How Kentucky Schools Are Rejecting the ‘College Readiness’ Cookie Cutter Patheos (blog) - Fueled by a mix of misguided cultural pressures and misaligned government incentives, college tuition has been rising for decades, outpacing general inflation by a wide margin. Yet despite the underlying problems, our politicians seem increasingly inclined to cement the status quo. .... |
| Florida Parents Sue State To Challenge Standardized Testing WUSF News - A group of parents from across Florida, including several from Tampa Bay, filed a lawsuit this week challenging the state’s reading retention law for third-grade students. .... |
| California bill proposes expanded rights for adjuncts Education Dive - California Assembly Bill 1690 seeks to classify adjunct faculty members with at least six semesters of satisfactory performance reviews as having seniority, guaranteeing at least the same workload they held in their sixth semester. Seniority will also hold weight in new class assignments and whether to pass over instructors on faculty. .... |
| Bill calls for uniform AP exam credit policy for California community colleges EdSource - All of California’s 113 community colleges could be required to award college credit to incoming students who scored a 3 or higher on Advanced Placement exams, under a bill currently before the state Senate. .... |
| Which community colleges rank highest in Colorado? Denver Business Journal - Community college grads who get the most bang for their buck come from a small Colorado city about 85 miles northeast of Denver...... |