Blogs Posts in Higher Education category; 126 blog posts

Higher Education Bond’s end hurts building budgets systemwid...

In addition to overall budget cuts, the bond that has been sustaining construction and renovation projects at UNC for a decade has expired, causing delays in projects across the UNC system. The Higher Education Bond was established by [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Californians for a Higher Education Contract want to change ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ — For over six months, Christopher Campbell, a recent graduate of the University of California, Irvine, has been spearheading a campaign, CHEC2012 (Californians for a Higher Education Contra [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Higher education could face significant changes because of d...

Pennsylvania has perfected the art of examining the way it delivers higher education — and then doing little with what it has learned. Several studies have been done over the years, only to be ignored. Now Gov. Tom Corbett wants ano [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Improve Higher Education, Too

Part of Gov. John Kasich's State of the State speech involved higher education and the need for improvement there, as well as in public schools. While some community and technical colleges have excellent career training programs, othe [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Higher education eludes central jail inmates

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: With the phasing out of intermediate level from the Tribhuvan University (TU), dozens of students serving their terms in central jail have been deprived of higher education. Every year more than 40 inmates of the cent [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Network promotes higher education to make country a regional...

A national research and education network is rapidly spinning its web in the UAE, driving higher education into the 21st century to realise the country's goal of becoming a regional education hub. Ankabut (meaning ‘spider' [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

House higher education plan includes tuition increases, budg...

Florida college students can start bracing for higher tuition bills again come fall. Leaders in the House proposed raising tuition by 8 percent next year at public colleges and universities as part of a budget unveiled Tuesday. Most un [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Higher education budget cuts likely to hurt programs

Continued reductions in state funds to higher education will likely start cutting into programming at public universities. Economic development folks are questioning the impact on a viable work force. Gov. Jay Nixon’s budget, which [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Higher Education: Beshear 2012 Budget Address

What they get: The two-year budget for postsecondary education cuts spending by 6.4 percent next year, but fully funds student financial aid programs, including the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship, among others. Appropriation [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Higher Education minister wants skilled staff

Benguela – The Angolan minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Maria Cândida Teixeira, Monday in central Benguela province, spoke of the need for training of highly qualified technicians to meet the demands of th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Higher education: Options remain crucial

Congratulations to Ridgefield High School for achieving a four-year graduation rate of 97.2 percent -- among the highest in the state -- with its Class of 2010. As a whole, high schools in Connecticut improved their four-year graduation r [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Commissioner of Higher Education

Vice Chairman Todd Buchanan says Christian has a deep understanding of Montana, its legislature and culture. He says Christian has the ability to capture the voice of Montana and turn it into a plan of action for higher education. Buchana [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher Education Commission Launches Online Learning

As one of 12 states selected through Race to the Top to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Tennessee has embarked on a once in a lifetime opportunity to implement sustainable educatio [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher education standards: improving course evaluation

How can we start to place students at the heart of the system? The HE white paper called on universities to be more accountable to students on matters of teaching quality, and many in academia have embraced this concept and are forging tw [...]