Education, Demographics: Some colleges now cutting tuition
The increasing size of each new generation, and a push for ever more to attend schooling enabled colleges to continuously raise tuition and fees. With the fertility rate collapse and…
Crime, Fraud: “The GRE is no longer useful in evaluating students for graduate school”
The Graduate Record Exam or GRE is a standardized exam produced by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) organization, to judge one’s suitability to attend graduate school – except it turned…
Demographics, Education: “Employers rethink need for college degrees”
Companies such as Walmart and Delta Air Lines and Maryland’s state government have reduced requirements for some positions and shifted their focus to skills. Source: Employers Rethink Need for College…
Education: Best and worst college degrees?
Graduates entering the workforce with good career prospects and high starting salaries are the most satisfied with their major, according to ZipRecruiter. Source: The top 10 most-regretted college majors
Demographics: College degree maybe becoming less important
Some experts say the value of a bachelor’s degree is fading and more emphasis should be directed toward career training. A growing number of companies, including many in tech, are…
Demographics: Universities are slowly noticing the fertility rate issues. Kind of.
Most higher ed leaders are all too aware that some of the shifts—such as a decline in students entering college right after high school—are already underway and hitting hardest in…
Demographics: Key school district in Silicon Valley sees enrollment declines
Guess it is a mystery why this happening: Santa Clara Unified and school districts all over the Country are concerned about enrollment declines. At the Board of Trustees Meeting on…
Demographics: College Enrollment declines continue
No mention – at all – about the decline in the number of young students due to population demographics: While early signs led many to predict a slight rebound from…
Demographics: Kansas City Public Schools closing schools
The low birth rates are becoming obvious in various parts of the U.S. Facing declining enrollment, the district is proposing closing two high schools and eight elementary schools. Officials say…
Demographics: MSU Billings enrollment down
We are seeing many colleges and universities reporting a decline in enrollment. Some of this may be due to prior pandemic restrictions and economic impacts, as well as current labor…