…Last fall, Ms. Berg and two classmates started a group to raise awareness of class and to advocate for more support for low-income students. So far, the group has put on several events, including a well-attended panel: “How Public Is Our Public University?” Next academic year, organizers want to reach out to new students especially, … Continue reading »
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California’s Poor Families Need Better Access to College, Report Says
California’s working families remain undereducated, to their detriment and to the state’s, according to a report released on Wednesday. Among the four million working families in the state, a third are considered lower-income, defined as a family of four earning about $45,000 or less per year, says the report, “Working Hard, Left Behind,” released by … Continue reading »
Child Care and STEM Fields Are Called Barriers to Women at 2-Year Colleges
The shortage of affordable child care and the gender stereotypes that discourage women from pursuing careers in mathematics and science are two of the biggest barriers holding women back in community colleges, according to a report released on Thursday by the American Association of University Women. The report, “Women in Community Colleges: Access to Success,” … Continue reading »
Parents Willing to Buy Mobile Devices for Use in School
Fifty-six percent of parents would be willing to buy a mobile device if their child is required to use it in school, and support for those purchases is strongest among parents of high-school-age students, a newly released nationwide survey finds. At the same time, a much larger proportion of parents, 78 percent, say that if … Continue reading »
In California, Push for College Diversity Starts Earlier
As the Supreme Court weighs a case that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, California offers one glimpse of a future without it. California was one of the first states to abolish affirmative action, after voters approved Proposition 209 in 1996. Across the University of California system, Latinos fell to 12 … Continue reading »
Students May Be Reading Plenty, but Not for Class
Those who worry about the reading habits of today’s college students can take heart: They may be reading more than is commonly thought. However, more than 40 percent of the time they spend reading is on social media, and that reading often happens during class, a new study reveals. “We need to be aware of … Continue reading »
Colleges Making Big Moves to Battle Tuition Increases
Given continual tuition hikes, students and parents are feeling the weight of an increase in debt and the panic from a decrease in cash. Students aren’t the only ones feeling the financial pain. Hikes in tuition are negatively impacting colleges and universities across the country, as well. In an outlook report released in January, Moody’s … Continue reading »
MOOC Teaches How to Cheat in Online Courses, With Eye to Prevention
In a few weeks, Bernard Bull, assistant vice president for academics at Concordia University Wisconsin, will ask participants in his new course to cheat. There’s a caveat, though. They’ll have to disclose to the rest of the class exactly how they cheated. “Of course, if the assignment is to cheat, then you’re not really cheating,” … Continue reading »
No Rich Child Left Behind
Today’s commentary comes from Sean F. Reardon, a professor of education and sociology at Stanford. Here’s a fact that may not surprise you: the children of the rich perform better in school, on average, than children from middle-class or poor families. Students growing up in richer families have better grades and higher standardized test scores, … Continue reading »
Weaving Adjunct Faculty into the 21st Century Community College
While attending the League for Innovations 2013 conference in Dallas, I was chatting with a colleague about collaborative and active learning and the new language of flipped classrooms (i.e., technology-delivered content outside of class time to maximize student engagement with the material, faculty and other students during face-to-face sessions). We were reminiscing about conversations in … Continue reading »
