Does College Really Matter?

Matt Chingos wrote this article concerning the Gallup Report on college graduates and what they think about their education. http://www.urban.org/urban-wire/fundamental-flaws-gallups-recent-hig...

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/131524195437

Ron Lieber writes for the New York Times and posted this article about how inept the  federal government agencies are at protecting all the vital information they keep on us.  Think about your ...

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/131346623632

Well, it looks like the Obama Administration has gone ahead and developed an evaluative information tool to allow parents and students to get some legitatmate cost benefit information on colleges...

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/129505633337

Please take a look at the New York Feds report on college graduates. Then think about alternatives to a college degree. http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/current_issues/ci20-1.pdf

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/129419747217

educause : > Here is a useful site that will give you many online free courses > from very reputable institutions to further your education. http://lifehacker.com ……�...

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/128458523432

Another College ranking - take a look. http://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-best-colleges-in-america-2015-2015-7

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/127048829642

An interesting article in Bloomberg Businessweek (May 11, 2105) speaks to the fact that many college grads are attending pricey CODING classes in-order to get their foot in the door to better job...

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/121609786642

A book recommended by Jeff Selingo if your a potential college bound person.

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/116064159717

Something to mull over if your headed to college or university.

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/116063971312

This may change your mind about the normal route to a college degree.

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/116063832607

Please read before you make decision on colleges to attend.

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/116063780122

Something to read if your headed off to college.

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/116063699032

Jim Hightower, who writes the HIGHTOWER LOWDOWN, finally gives us an excellent example of income inequality. 4 of the biggest hedge fund hucksters in 2013 made a combined income of $10.4 Billio...

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/112933502662

What is DEEPER LEARNING?  Find out at the URL listed below. http://www.hewlett.org/programs/education/deeper-learning?&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dpromise&utm_content=2+-+Deeper+Learning&utm_...

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/110830856792

For those of you who are self directed learners or looking to be self directed, here is a site that will be most beneficial.  It’s called UNCOLLEGE. 

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/110631936552

If you are an adult learner or non-traditional student with professional experience and training looking for a degree program - look for an institution that offers COMPETENCY BASED LEARNING progr...

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/104860819717

If your read anything that might help you decide on what to do with your life and your education, I suggest you read this book by Joel Kotkin titled “The New Class Conflict”.  It’s an eye ...

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/104859419537

The cost of college textbooks has risen over the last ten years to the point where they are in competition with the inflated tuition costs student are faced with.  But there are ways to curb the...

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/96511694747

It used to be that a bachelor’s degree took four years to finish.  More and more students are taking longer to finish their degree, in some cases taking six years to finish.  This not only ad...

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/92254304552

With the advent of more powerful and complex cloud technologies, it would not surprise me that colleges and universities use this technology to determine who is admitted and who will persist to g...

https://educause.tumblr.com/post/89686160562