higher education
Staying Ahead of the Robots: What Grads Should Know and Be Able To Do
The automation economy is changing the employment landscape, making it a good time to reconsider the purpose and goals of public education. How do we prepare students for success in the future?
A Monster Bet on Gap Closing Relationships and Supports
Learn more about The Academy Group, a new enterprise designed to prepare young people from under-resourced communities to own and operate successful companies nationwide.
What Helped Me Succeed in College and Beyond: A Student’s Perspective
By: Rich Nickel. Our current system is not adequately serving our low-income students, first-generation college students and minority students. Here's one student's take on the supports that helped him overcome this challenge.
Getting At-Risk Students on a Path to College
By: Dennis Pierce. Guilford County’s early & middle college programs are helping even struggling students graduate with college credit. Here, I look at how their program is designed.
Creating Reliable Hope in the Face of Rural Poverty
ForwARd Arkansas is taking on learning inequity challenges in rural areas of the state by convening and supporting a group of school districts with the goal of helping every Arkansas student graduate prepared for success in college and the workplace.
10 Strategies for Strengthening Academic and Social Support
The College Readiness Initiative launched through College Spark Washington has shown promising and informative results. An evaluation of the program suggests these 10 lessons for improving college readiness.
Michael Crow On What’s Next In HigherEd and the EdTech Tools It Will Take
This year's ASU GSV Summit once again provided plenty of great keynoters sharing thought leadership on innovations in education. One of the most substantive speakers was Michael Crow on the future of The Future of HigherEd--here's more from his keynote.
How To Erase Higher Education’s “Learning Design Debt”
What might have worked yesterday for college students isn’t working for a large portion of today’s students, with more than 31 million leaving before graduating in the last 20 years. However, one potential solution to the completion problem is emerging.
How to Promote College Readiness: A Washington State Case Study
Since 2005, College Spark Washington has awarded more than $50 million to college readiness and degree completion programs. Learn more about how this innovative program is exponentially improving students' college, career and life readiness.
The Myth of the College Dropout
This recent study investigated how many of the wealthiest and most influential people graduated college. Here are the results.