Posts Tagged ‘Monnica Chan’
Challenged to a Dual (Enrollment, That Is)
by Monnica Chan
April 25, 2013
In a first-ever convening of New England dual-credit programs, UConn Early College Experience and National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) will host a one-day conference on Wednesday, May 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Storrs, Conn. For more information, please click here.
Eight in 10 U.S. high schools reported that students were enrolled ...
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Trendsetting: A New Way to Keep Up With Trends & Indicators in New England’s Education and Economy
by John O. Harney
January 29, 2013
Introducing NEBHE's new Trends & Indicators ...
It should go without saying that data is tricky (or is it are tricky?).
Take the issue of student aid as one example. Some states have annual budgets; some have biennial. Some states report all kinds of aid in one place; others leave it to observers to patch together the ...
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A for Effort? MOE Rules and Higher Ed Funding
by Monnica Chan
October 9, 2012
Federal maintenance of effort (MOE) provisions play an important role in state funding of higher education, according to a new report by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
The MOE provisions require states to maintain a minimum level of state aid to public and private higher education institutions in order for states to ...
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SHEEO’s Open Letter to the 2012 Presidential Candidates
by Monnica Chan
October 9, 2012
The State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) group issued an open letter to President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Change Magazine’s September/October edition.
In the letter, SHEEO President Paul Lingenfelter asks the next presidential candidate to sustain federal investment in research and development (R&D) and provide necessary levels of federal need-based financial aid. ...
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U.S. Dept of Ed: We’re Looking for a Few Good Ideas
by Monnica Chan
October 2, 2012
The U.S. Department of Education released a Request for Information on promising and practical strategies to increase postsecondary success.
The department invites submissions from institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, states, systems of higher education, adult education providers, researchers, and institutional faculty and staff, or consortia of these groups.
The aim is to collect strategies that could ...
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College Board and NCSL Issue Strategies on Boosting Completion
by Monnica Chan
December 20, 2011
Policies to foster college completion in three New England states are cited in The College Completion Agenda 2011 Progress Report and State Policy Guide, new national reports published by the College Board and National Conference of State Legislatures.
The policy guide cites Connecticut Public Act 04-212 as a low-cost way to coordinate workforce training and professional ...
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Higher Ed Prices Still Going Up: NEBHE Releases 2011 Report on Tuition and Mandatory Fees at Public Postsecondary Institutions
by Monnica Chan
October 6, 2011
NEBHE released its 2011 report on tuition and mandatory fees at public postsecondary institutions available online. In an effort to inform the decision-making of state policymakers as well as public higher education leaders and trustees, this report provides details of public postsecondary tuition and mandatory fee rates for the past five years, collected during the ...
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Undocumented Immigrants and College: Tear Down the Walls
by Monnica Chan
February 24, 2013
Immigration reform is gathering steam. In late January, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators announced an agreement on principles for immigration reform, that may include paths for undocumented immigrants to earn citizenship. Based on earlier immigration reform proposals, these pathways to “earning” citizenship will likely include earning a postsecondary degree after a high school diploma ...
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