Postsecondary education needs alternative financing models
Cancelling student-loan debt will not solve the root cause of surging cost. But innovative financing models could make a positive difference.
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Student success through quality instruction
Quality transcends any medium. It gets students logged-on early. It deepens learning. And it draws students and faculty together.
Create Micro-pathways That Stack to Degrees (and Lead to Good Jobs)
The new majority of learners don’t need a costly degree. They need a well-designed, affordable micro-pathway that leads to a high-growth job.
One university: Multiple products
A college education is no longer something that happens to young people in one physical place, during one period of their lives.
Integrate learning and work with a job-embedded degree
Instead of being in the background as a supplement to learning, work experience needs to be central in order to build the future workforce.
Separate knowledge from brand
What if university brand was no longer the dominant signal of quality for employers evaluating applicants?
Featured in The Washington Post: Charles Koch Foundation and SkillUp Coalition survey
Colleges are “responding to student and parent demands for a return on their tuition investment by adding practical training…”
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation expands effort to reduce barriers between educators and employers
An expansion of the Talent Pipeline Management project will match individuals with dynamic careers and help learners build new skills.
Make access the new arms race
The pandemic’s ultimate and lasting impact will be that it gave higher education permission to consider new ways of thinking and operating.
Make it easy for students to transfer credit
A new ASU Transfer Credit Guide emphasizes the applicability of credits, rather than simply the transfer between institutions.