by Howard Lurie, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Sep 10, 2019 | All Topics, Program Innovation
Amazon Prime Day came and went on July 15th, and by most accounts, it left smiling faces around the globe. But just a few days before this annual shop-a-thon, Amazon announced a gift of its own: a pledge to spend more than $700,000,000 to train and upskill 100,000...
by Howard Lurie, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Aug 6, 2019 | All Topics, Program Innovation
California Assemblyman Kevin McCarty has a long record of advocating for improvements in public education, criminal justice reform, and improved access to health care. He has also become an important actor in a new drama designed to introduce new regulations for OPMs...
by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jul 23, 2019 | All Topics, Program Innovation, Program Spotlight
In recent years, we have seen increased student interest in programs with strong career articulation. Eduventures data suggests that this interest comes at the expense of more traditional programs often housed in schools of arts and sciences. Programs like English,...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Jul 16, 2019 | Adult Learner Demand, All Topics, Program Innovation, Traditional Student Demand
Community college is “where America really goes to college,” said Dr. Gail Mellow, President of LaGuardia Community College, in her keynote at Eduventures Summit 2019. The scale of community colleges is the “invisible reality” in a nation obsessed with...
by Howard Lurie, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jul 2, 2019 | All Topics, Program Innovation
There’s a consistent trope making the rounds in higher education: most prospective students of all stripes view postsecondary education as essentially transactional and frequently influenced by career objectives.For those who have labored in the fields of Career and...
by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | May 14, 2019 | Program Innovation
The outlook for community colleges has not been promising in recent years. News headlines have featured declining funding, enrollments, and impact on the populations these schools are intended to serve. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES),...
