Oct 21, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
Engaged students are successful students. But at many colleges, internship programs, tutoring services, academic planning and freshman support fail to get used by students. A new report by the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) at the University...
Oct 15, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
Earlier this year, the Board of Governors promised to split $20 million among Florida universities that excelled in getting recent grads with bachelor’s degrees employed with good median wage salaries, while delivering their education at a low cost. Which universities...
Oct 3, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
By Troy Miller, Senior Researcher & Policy Analyst A report released this week by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce outlines a new reality facing young adults as they approach job and career expectations, making decisions related to...
Sep 11, 2013 | Initiatives, News, Research and Policy
Find out how your high school compares. New mapping tool reveals how Florida high schools fare at completing the FAFSA More than half of Florida high school seniors fail to apply for free federal grants for college. Why? They never filled out the Free Application for...
Aug 29, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
At the end of each summer, the Washington Monthly releases annual rankings of universities and community colleges. Their rankings are focused on higher education institutions that provide value, serve the public good and transform the lives of poor families and...
Aug 14, 2013 | News, Research and Policy
Our capacity to raise the level of degree completion in the future will depend on our state and institutional leaders’ ability to guide an increasingly diverse student population through the educational pipeline, says a report released this month from the Southern...