Posts Tagged ‘John O. Harney’
Learner-Centered Education Gets Super Push in Conn.
by John O. Harney
January 5, 2012
It may be known as the "Land of Steady Habits," but Connecticut's new habit in education in this new year looks like steady change.
Recently, Connecticut school superintendents advanced a package of 134 recommendations to replace the state's current school system with a “learner-centered” education program. The program would begin at age ...
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Trends & Indicators: Enrollment Period
by John O. Harney
December 21, 2011
Updated December 2011 ...
Since NEBHE began publishing tables and charts exploring “Trends & Indicators” in New England higher education more than a half-century ago, few figures have grabbed as much attention as college enrollment data. These local, state, regional and national data go beyond simple headcounts of students going to college to tell the ...
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NEBHE Bites Into the Core
by John O. Harney
September 30, 2011
The federal No Child Left Behind law of 2002 left it to states to establish their own academic standards and assessment systems. Those standards vary across the country in rigor and quality. Yet as former Maine Commissioner of Education Susan A. Gendron noted in March 2010: "What is different about mathematics in Maine from California? ...
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: NEBHE Collaborates with New England HERC to Introduce Constantly Refreshing “Joblink” for Higher Ed
by Jennifer M. Ivers and John O. Harney
August 15, 2011
As part of its mission to tie higher education to the economic well-being of New England, NEBHE has partnered with the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (NE HERC) to provide access to recruitment and employment resources to address faculty and staff hiring needs.
The mission of the NE HERC, which was founded ...
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What Gives? Perspectives on Philanthropy and Higher Education
by John O. Harney
July 18, 2011
Late last month, NEBHE senior fellow and Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Chair Charles Desmond and I launched a series of interviews with key leaders in New England philanthropy. Our goal was to paint a picture of what philanthropies see as the key issues and challenges facing higher education and how potential funders can have ...
Read MoreTags: Catalogue for Philanthropy, Charles Desmond, Christine Green, Daren Follweiler, George McCully, John O. Harney, Maine Community Foundation, Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, Meredith Jones, philanthropy, roundtable, Trefler Foundation | 1 Comment
Nellie Mae Education Foundation Issues Report Boosting Technology in Schools
by John O. Harney
July 14, 2011
More than 40% of high school students feel unprepared to use technology as they look ahead to college and work, and only 8% of teachers fully integrate technology in the classroom, according to Integrating Technology with Student-Centered Learning, a new report prepared for the Nellie Mae Education Foundation (NMEF) of Quincy, Mass., by Education Development ...
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Down Economy Still Shaping College Enrollment, Consulting Firm Says
by John O. Harney
July 13, 2011
Two years after the depth of the Great Recession, the economy is still a major factor in college-enrollment decisions, according to a new survey by Concord, Mass.-based Maguire Associates and Fastweb.com.
Nearly one-third of high school seniors who did not enroll in their first-choice college said the main reason was that they could not afford it, ...
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URI Hooks $11.5 Million to Boost Sustainable Fishing in Senegal
by John O. Harney
April 28, 2011
The Coastal Resources Center and the Fisheries Center at the University of Rhode Island were awarded a five-year, $11.5 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to help the sub-Saharan African country of Senegal promote sustainable fishing.
Fishing has been an economic safety net in Senegal, which has created competing interests familiar ...
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More Caps and Gowns: NE College Commencement Season Shifting to High Gear
by John O. Harney
April 11, 2011
Premier of Quebec Jean Charest will keynote Champlain College's 133nd commencement on Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m. in the college's Memorial Auditorium. Former Vt. Gov. Jim Douglas will speak on behalf of honorary degree recipients during the ceremony.
Author and sustainable agriculture activist Gary Paul Nabhan will deliver the commencement ...
Read MoreTags: Babson College, Biz Stone, Boston Public Schools, Carol R. Johnson, Commencements, Jean Charest, Jim Douglas, John O. Harney, Louis Gossett Jr, Margaret H. Marshall, Simmons College | No Comments
Tell Me Another One: More Stories from the Business Innovation Factory
by John O. Harney
October 7, 2011
What would it be like if work and play were more alike?
That was the dangerous question raised by Stanford University behavioral scientist Byron Reeves at the BIF-7 conference in downtown Providence on Sept. 20 and 21.
Reeves had met J. Leighton Read at a soccer game in Silicon Valley, and they began ...
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