Learning Opportunities

A different way to think about student success

Categories: National Publications
Posted on: August 6th, 2008 at 6:44 AM by NERCHE

http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/perspectives/sub.asp?key=245&subkey=2626

A different way to think about student success


Vincent Tinto

Over the past several years, the Carnegie Foundation has had t... (more)

US Department of Ed Considers Changes in Financial Aid Policy

Categories: National Policy
Posted on: July 18th, 2008 at 2:32 PM by NERCHE

From Inside Higher Education, July 18, 2008

A Federal Idea ... Well-Received?!


In the days leading up to Education Secretary Margaret Spellings’s final higher education summit, which began Thursday in Chicago, the big question was: Wo... (more)

Publications

The Value of Remedial Education

Categories: National Publications
Posted on: July 31st, 2008 at 8:04 AM by NERCHE

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/07/31/remedial

From Inside Higher Education, July 31, 2008

Questioning the Value of Remedial Education


Remedial education is expensive and controversial — but is it effective?
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Pell Institute Report. Low-Income, First in Family Access and Retention.

Categories: National Publications
Posted on: June 17th, 2008 at 9:12 AM by NERCHE

from Inside Higher Education, June 16, 2008

 

‘Double Whammy of Disadvantage’

Much has been made of the need to improve access to higher education for students from low-income backgrounds and those who are part of the fi... (more)