Posts Tagged ‘Lumina Foundation for Education’
NEBHE Awarded Lumina Foundation for Education Grant to Work with Khan Academy to Boost Remedial Math
by John O. Harney
September 10, 2012
* Goal is to increase student persistence and completion * Drive reform of developmental math
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) was awarded a $356,200 grant from the Lumina Foundation to support a developmental education project that provides a high-quality, low-cost instructional platform coupling Khan Academy and community college resources.
The ...
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DC Shuttle: Obama Meets with University Presidents on College Costs
by The New England Council
December 12, 2011
On Dec. 5, President Obama held a meeting with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, university presidents and higher education policy experts which focused largely on the issue of college affordability and productivity. Participants discussed how new strategies for increasing affordability and producing more graduates at individual institutions could be scaled up to the state or national ...
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