International
How to unlock the potential of Canada’s skilled work force | The latest census release suggests that Canada should have a big competitive advantage in today’s information-driven global economy. That’s because 54 per cent of Canadians betwen the ages of 25 and 64 have college or university qualifications, a sizable jump from 48 per cent in 2006 and the highest of any OECD country.
Commentary: Asia’s growing impact on global higher education | Amid major shifts in the higher education landscape in Asia, universities must ensure their education remains relevant and seize new opportunities for their research to contribute to innovation and enterprise, says president of the National University of Singapore.
Ethiopia’s remarkable education statistics mask a system in crisis | Few governments in Africa—or elsewhere, for that matter—spend as much of their revenues on education as that of Ethiopia. In a continent which today directs a higher proportion of government expenditure towards the sector than any other—18.4%—Ethiopia has consistently been in the top rank for the past decade. Between 2000 and 2013 it almost doubled the share of its budget allocated to education, from 15% to 27%.
In 2017: Higher education marred by crisis | The higher education sector in Punjab made little to no progress in the current year with issues ranging from appointment of vice chancellors to reining in financial misappropriations at institutes. These problems were not helped, in any part, by violent clashes and mushrooming illegal institutions.
U.S. National
What Gallup Learned About Higher Education in 2017 | Higher Education in the U.S. Faces Two Fundamental Issues: The financial future of higher education in the U.S. is uncertain; Americans’ views of higher education are becoming increasingly politically polarized.
U.S. States
Report: Maine faces education, skills crises | Most high-growth jobs in Maine will require an education beyond high school, making the need for a postsecondary degree more acute here than in the nation as a whole. Meanwhile, the proportion of economically disadvantaged students in Maine classrooms has increased by almost 10 percent over the past decade.
Jessi Troyan: What’s wrong with WV’s education system? | The recent report highlighting the number of college-going students in West Virginia taking remedial courses paints a bleak portrait — both of our current education system and the future that awaits.
A Dying Town | Educational disparities and economic malaise and lack of opportunity are making people like those in the Bootheel sick. And maybe even killing them.
State board approves college budget recommendation, tying dollars to performance | Money is tight at Missouri’s public colleges, and it could get tighter. The state’s Coordinating Board for Higher Education approved a plan Tuesday that will tie 10 percent of the state money all schools receive to their performance in educating students.
Institutional
Eluding the Endowment Tax | Picture a mad scramble at wealthy private colleges and universities in the days after the Republican tax reform plan passed Congress, as officials scurried to find ways to dodge or minimize the new excise tax on their endowments.
Are Colleges Engines of Inequality? (subscription required) | In many low-income communities, college seems out of reach, and in recent decades, the share of bachelor’s degrees awarded to the poorest students has declined. A degree is increasingly regarded as the ticket to economic security in this country, but there are profound imbalances in who gets one.
The Ph.D. Skill Mismatch | The study analyzes the 1,658 job postings that the MLA listed in 2015-16 to look at the skills being sought by hiring departments. About three-quarters of the job listings listed at least one skill associated with what are called alternative-academic jobs — skills like public outreach, assessment, administration and curriculum development. In fact, some of these skills were significantly more likely to be listed than were traditional skills such as advanced knowledge of British or American literature.
More Community Colleges Are Hiring Chief Diversity Officers | Following the model of four-year institutions, community colleges across the country have now begun to hire chief diversity officers (CDOs) at increasing rates, according to a recently published book by diversity officers and education professionals.
U. of I. plans in-state tuition freeze for 4th straight year | Hoping to stem an exodus of local students to colleges in other states, the University of Illinois plans to freeze its base tuition for incoming, in-state freshmen for a fourth consecutive year, the Tribune has learned.