| International |
Turkey Higher Education Sub-Sector 2018 Summary | The benefits of higher education investment are not limited only to economic returns, but also include increased levels of community resilience and protection dividends are also realised as youth are productively engaged in study, are supported to avoid negative coping mechanisms (such as risking dangerous onward movement, being recruited to participate in hostilities or being open to economic exploitation).
Universities that fail performance metrics will still be paid to improve outcomes | Tehan told reporters in Wollongong the model was “not a carrot and stick” because universities would be rewarded for performing well and would receive “a financial payment to help improve” performance in other areas. Tehan denied that churning at-risk funding back to failing universities defeated the purpose of a performance funding system. He said the “uniquely Australian” system would mean the universities which fell short would “give up a tiny bit of autonomy where they’re not performing as well as they otherwise would be”.
Demand-driven university delivers Australia a “skills crisis” | The 2008 Bradley review into higher education was concerned that the strict allocation of undergraduate university places over the prior 30 years would lead to a shortage of graduates for the so-called “knowledge economy”. Accordingly, it recommended the uncapping of university places and the implementation of the demand-driven system, which was implemented by the Gillard Government and ran between 2010 to 2017. In terms of pure university participation, this policy was wildly successful. By 2016, 41% of 19-year-olds were enrolled in higher education, up from 31% in 2009:
| U.S. National |
‘I’m Going to Die with a Student Loan’: What Should the Government Do About the Trillion-Dollar Debt Crisis? | Some 44 million people in the United States are similarly saddled with student loan debt, owing nearly $1.5 trillion. Last fall, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos called it “a crisis.” More and more students leave school each year with loans, experts say, and students borrow more than $100 billion every year to attend college or graduate school.
Higher Education Faces a Turning Point | “In 2015, 58 percent of Republicans thought that colleges and universities had a positive effect on the country,” according to Pew—relatively close to the 65 percent of Democrats who thought the same. But by 2017, only 36 percent of Republicans held that positive opinion (compared to 72 percent of Democrats). Strikingly, 58 percent of Republicans believe colleges and universities have a negative effect on the country.
Sharp International Student Decline Costs US, Study Finds | There has been a steady decline in international students studying in the United States over the last few years, which has caused economic consequences, according to a report by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The study, Losing Talent: An Economic and Foreign Policy Risk America Can’t Ignore, highlighted the reasons behind the enrollment decline as well as its negative impact.
The Truth About Student Debt: 7 Facts No One Is Talking About | “Calling it a crisis misrepresents the situation,” says Sandy Baum, senior fellow for the Center on Education Data and Policy at the Urban Institute. “Not everyone with student debt is having his or her life ruined. The truth is that access to student loans increases educational opportunities for lots of people, and for many it’s an investment that pays off well. It’s also true that some people have severe problems because of the loans they’ve taken out.
| U.S. States and Territories |
Without intervention, Utah’s ‘opportunity gap’ between white, minority students will grow, regents told | Absent an intervention, ethnic minority students’ rates of college enrollment and completion will continue to lag behind their white peers even as Utah becomes increasingly diverse. This “opportunity gap” not only has consequences for individuals’ earning power and socioeconomic status, it would negatively impact the state’s capacity to meet labor market demands, according to a new report by Utah System of Higher Education researchers.
Coping in a Cash-Starved State System [subscription required] | In Oklahoma, public higher education and elementary and secondary education share a fate that neither would wish upon the other, or itself. Both sectors have historically been financed poorly.
By the numbers: The cost of higher education in Virginia | And according to a 2016 report, the state provided less need-based financial aid per student than the national average. Virginia provided $315 per student, compared to the national average of $474, the College Affordability Diagnosis from Penn State found.
State Governments Are Among the Biggest Threats to Higher Ed [subscription required] | So why don’t more scholars study them?
| Institutional |
Mastering Out | Corkins’s choice is one way to “master out” of a Ph.D. program, although she prefers the term “pivot.” More typically, “master out” is used to describe students who enroll in a Ph.D. program and exit with a master’s degree in that same field instead.
Remedial Education Fixes Won’t Cure Completion Crisis | [A] new study found that reforms to remedial education, even a promising one that reaches back into high school, do little to move the needle on students’ credit completion or the likelihood of earning a college credential. As a result, the study found that focusing student success initiatives on clearing or changing requirements for college remediation — which has occurred via state policy in Florida, Texas and California — will not substantially improve the nation’s college completion crisis.