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.
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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.
American Council on Education releases report on the time and cost of transferring college credit
Forty-four percent of students who sought transfer of credit had only some, or none, of their credit moved to their new institution.
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.
Allow students to build their education one brick at a time
PelotonU aims to provide students with the flexibility and support they need to balance family and work obligations.
Scholars at University of Chicago research consumer-driven health care options
A new initiative will explore federal regulation, innovation, incentives, and the fiscal constraints that influence health care markets.
Value and teach practical knowledge
Ben Nelson of Minerva champions useful or “practical” knowledge as the most important component for enabling a free and dynamic society.