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Searching for Accountability in Higher Education
Reports & Tools Democracy Counts 2018: Increased Student and Institutional Engagement (Angela Henderson) This report contains findings from the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE), a landmark s...Read Moreabout: Searching for Accountability in Higher Education -
Top 10 Academic Affairs Issues
Reports & Tools IES Director’s Biennial Report to Congress (FY 2017-18) The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has released their Director’s Biennial Report to Congress for Fiscal Years 2017–18. ...Read Moreabout: Top 10 Academic Affairs Issues -
Divide in Views on Higher Education
Reports & Tools Colleges’ Use of Big Data for Tracking Students to Boost Graduation Rates Comes at a Cost (Angela Henderson) This report from Hechinger explores the relationship between using predictive analyti...Read Moreabout: Divide in Views on Higher Education -
Department of Education Repeals Gainful Employment Regulations
Reports & Tools Effect of Reduced Student Loan Borrowing on Academic Performance and Default: Evidence from a Loan Counseling Experiment This working paper from Annenberg Institute discusses the results of a study de...Read Moreabout: Department of Education Repeals Gainful Employment Regulations -
The Condition of Education
Reports & Tools ‘Lost Decade’ Casts a Post-Recession Shadow on State Finances A recent issue brief by The Pew Charitable Trusts examines the lingering effects of the Great Recession on state economi...Read Moreabout: The Condition of Education -
The Changing Face of College
Reports & Tools A Crisis in Confidence in Higher Ed (Angela Henderson) This report examines possible factors impacting Gallup’s finding that confidence in higher education in the U.S. has decreased significantl...Read Moreabout: The Changing Face of College -
Community Colleges and the Future of Higher Education
Reports & Tools The State of Higher Education in 2019 (Angela Henderson) This report from Grant Thornton provides insights, examples, and action steps to encourage innovative thinking in higher education institution...Read Moreabout: Community Colleges and the Future of Higher Education -
Demography as Opportunity: Diversity as an Asset to Colleges and the Country
Reports & Tools Do Open Educational Resources Improve Student Learning? Implications of the Access Hypothesis (Casey Kerins) This new study of Open Educational Resources (OERs) discuss the “Access hypoth...Read Moreabout: Demography as Opportunity: Diversity as an Asset to Colleges and the Country -
Completing College: A National View of Student Completion Rates
IR in the Know keeps you up to date on current and emerging issues related to higher education data collection, analyses, and reporting with a brief summary of topics and links to more detailed information. IR in th...Read Moreabout: Completing College: A National View of Student Completion Rates -
College Students' Readiness for Work Varies by Their Major and Use of Career Resources
IR in the Know keeps you up to date on current and emerging issues related to higher education data collection, analyses, and reporting with a brief summary of topics and links to more detailed information. IR in th...Read Moreabout: College Students' Readiness for Work Varies by Their Major and Use of Career Resources