Predatory lending practices targeting students symptom of broken education system By Ryan Hamilton While talking heads on news channels crow and manufacture umbrage over the deficit and the debt ceiling, […]
By Jeff Sandefer Texans have an extraordinary opportunity to create a new results-based model for higher education in America, a model that prepares our students for more productive and meaningful […]
Debt is one of the primary reason that the wealth gap exists By Reginald Richardson A Pew Study released recently detailed the enormous wealth gap that exists between whites and […]
In a series of upcoming Q&A sessions, academics and other observers will review the fiscal and competitive challenges facing U.S. research institutions and what might solve them. By Ken Stier […]
By MQSullivan, Empower Texans Whatever else the Fourth Estate might have once been, reporters of the past were at least willing to ask tough questions of those holding the reins […]
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has honored UT Dallas’ drive to streamline business operations by saluting the University’s Lean Initiative program at a recent meeting in Austin. As part […]
We are very encouraged by this latest statement today in response to the announcement of the Western Governors University Texas. For the first time the Coalition admits that cost and […]
By Andrew Gillen I understand where the higher ed establishment is coming from when the government starts making noises about holding them accountable. Nobody likes others questioning their performance, least […]
Online university to make a college degree more affordable and accessible for Texans AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry, with the support of Higher Education Chairs Sen. Judith Zaffirini and Rep. […]
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes is warning that the Legislature’s reduction in funding for the state’s main financial aid program could threaten its viability as an […]
By Mark Bauerlein Readers of Brainstorm may have seen the survey of Chief Financial Officers whose results the Chronicle summarized here and here and here and, most importantly, here. The […]
By Meghan Malloy They may go to each other for advice on 2012 and other gubernatorial matters, but when it comes to education in Iowa, Gov. Terry Branstad isn’t necessarily […]
VMware Desktop Virtualization Solutions Improve Student Access to Technology While Paving the Way for a More Sustainable Future PALO ALTO, CA, Jul 28, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — VMware, Inc. […]
By Austan Goolsbee It is one of the great American stories, repeated countless times over decades. An immigrant to the US, sitting in a lab or a company or even […]
By Solomon Kleinsmith I don’t have as much of a feel for Texas Governor Rick Perry’s place along the political spectrum as I do for, say, Michelle Bachmann – but […]
By Melissa Ludwig SAN ANTONIO — Texas is mostly on track to hit higher education goals set for 2015, but the state must shift its focus from recruiting students to […]
By Jeff Winkler On Friday the Democratic National Committee launched its first presidential ad of the 2012 cycle, and it was in Spanish. In preparation for the 2012 presidential election, […]
This week, Rick Perry will be hosting a group of national donors. | AP Photo Close By JONATHAN MARTIN | 7/25/11 8:29 PM EDT Updated: 7/26/11 4:55 AM EDT He’s […]
By Beau Yarbrough Gavin Santos is not the sort of student anyone would expect would have trouble getting through college. A 2009 Hesperia High School graduate, Santos was a star […]
It’s time for the debate about reforming higher education in Texas to move past disparaging professors or demonizing reformers, so we can capitalize on ways to improve the learning and […]
Why scholarships and tutoring won’t cut it On Monday, President Obama invited a group of CEOs from corporate giants including Intel, Time Warner, Bank of America, and Microsoft to a sit-down […]
Reynoldsburg sets ‘real world’ projects By Charlie Boss In Reynoldsburg schools, teaching STEM goes beyond a focus on science, technology, engineering and math. Officials say their approach calls for students […]
Anyone who has been paying attention for the past 20 years knows by now that, in America, Asian students perform the best, white students perform just below them, and Latino […]
By PATRICK O’CONNOR DES MOINES, Iowa—For all the talk about Michele Bachmann and other GOP White House hopefuls actively campaigning in Iowa, much of the speculation centers on two conspicuously […]
BY DAVID WATTS Watts is president of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Some say demography is destiny. The baby boom generation has created enormous challenges and opportunities. […]
By Nicholas Bloom, Rebecca Homkes There are a few things that US firms can do to stay competitive: monitor management, set targets, and develop strong incentives for employees to perform […]
By Brittany Shope The bell rings. Science Hill High School students crowd the hallways. Among them, five international students head to English as a Second Language class, where they learn […]
Read sotry and click link at the end to watch the video on NPR. By Cindy Johnston Nearly 1 million kids who start high school every year don’t make it […]
Interesting article. Make sure you read the comments on the original article linked at the bottom of the page. Photo Illustration by Ruud Van Empel/Stux Gallery By PAUL TOUGH In […]
We thought this was a good story, but we thought it misinformed for the subject to suggest “It appears to me that someone, for some reason, is manufacturing a crisis.” – […]
Texas has two middling public universities. It’s time they reward professors who can actually teach. By Wick Allison Jeff Sandefer courtesy photo The chancellor at Texas A&M is forced to […]
By Michael Barone When governments want to encourage what they believe is beneficial behavior, they subsidize it. Sounds like good public policy. But there can be problems. Behavior that is […]
Both Texas Governor Rick Perry and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani have indicated an interest in running for president. Both would enter the race with high positive intensity […]
By Michael Cohn Four in five Americans believe the average level of student loan debt is too high to justify going to college, according to a new survey. The survey, […]
Today we received a press release from Jenifer Sarver, who is representing the Texas Coalition For Excellence in Education. (Thanks for including us.) Many of you know from reading our […]
By Reeve Hamilton A new analysis of faculty productivity data from the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University-College Station argues that the institutions’ employment practices resemble “a […]
By Shaun Al-Shatti Read More: longhorn network, Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies The University of Texas’ upcoming television station, The Longhorn Network, is not without its detractors. As is to […]
By Richard Selcer University of Texas at Arlington President James Spaniolo’s recent guest column (See: “Does anyone regret earning a college degree?,” July 6) seems to ignore the deeper problems […]
By Lisa Lambert, Reuters (Reuters) – When Emi Young decided to attend Pomona College in California a few years ago, she broke with a tradition as closely associated with U.S. […]
By Napp Nazworth “I’m getting more and more comfortable every day that this is what I’ve been called to do,” Texas Governor Rick Perry told the Des Moines Register about the […]
As portrayed on the left axis, median income has hovered around $33,000 since 1988. Meanwhile, college tuition and fees — portrayed on the right axis — have more than doubled. […]
Regent Alex M. Cranberg gives his opinion regarding budgeting for additional university structures during a Board of Regents meeting Thursday afternoon. Anastasia Garcia By Huma Munir The UT System Board […]
Private sector employment in Texas has recovered with more vigor than the nation as a whole, in part because the state’s manufacturing jobs rely heavily on computer, electronic and petrochemical […]
By Kathie Obradovich If Texas Gov. Rick Perry decides to run for president, he should come to Iowa wearing a 10-gallon job-creation hat and the sort of respect for the […]
We are increasingly skeptical of the Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education‘s mission. As we posted yesterday, the mission seems to attack anyone who is interested in lowering tuition costs, […]
Being the largest minority group in United States, the Hispanic population tends to grow each and every year. Despite their growing number the rate of Hispanics attending college is very […]
Using lots of people to do something costs more as people themselves cost more each year By Tim Worstall Matt Yglesias picks up on the inflation of the cost of […]
Starbucks Tutors or How I Solve the Crisis in Underemployment and Student Loan Debt for Liberal Arts Majors By Joe Carter Almost every week there is a fresh lament about […]
By John R. Talbott What is constraining consumer demand and preventing an economic recovery and thus causing unemployment to remain at high levels? Consumers have too much debt. What is […]
Come out and join the Generation Debt Happy Hours around the state. If you care about the future, contribute to the discussion of higher education reform. Visit http://www.Facebook.com/RockTheIvoryTower and follow […]
