The preliminary 2019 NAPLAN results released this week show a small “upturn” in performance on the writing task. More...
15 septembre 2019
15 things worth glancing at in the new Education at a Glance
HEPI was honoured to host the UK launch of the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2019 in central London yesterday.
It is a data-rich report that takes time to digest properly. So, as a digestive aid, we are listing 15 of the many stand-out facts. More...
07 septembre 2019
NAPLAN results show Year 3 students perform better than Year 9 in writing, and it’s a worrying trend
25 août 2019
Top trends: Major predictions for 2019
These top trends help you identify some of the biggest predictions for this academic year. More...
Top trends: Improve graduation rates and retention
This Top Trends round-up features some of the most-read resources about improving student retention and graduation rates. More...
22 août 2019
Even Some College Tends to Pay Off
By Nick Hazelrigg. Students who attended college but didn't earn a credential were more likely to hold a job and earned more than their peers who stopped at high school, new research finds. More...
21 août 2019
Top 5 Digital Transformation Trends In Education For 2020
It’s that time of year again where we take a look at the top digital transformation trends in the coming year in several industries. First up: education. More...
12 juillet 2019
Privatization and Public Universities
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Scott Jaschik[Edit][Delete]: Privatization and Public Universities, Inside Higher Ed [Edit][Delete] August 10, 2006
Book review looking at the trend toward the privatization of the public university system in the United States. Interesting because it recognizes the phenomenon of de facto privatization, where public funding is reduced and replaced by tuitions, foundation grants, research revenues, and other enterprise income. More...
06 juillet 2019
Yes, But: Humanities at Community Colleges
By Matt Reed. Important trends.
The Community College Research Center (CCRC) just issued two reports on the state of the Humanities at community colleges in the U.S. One looks at the proportion of students who major in humanities, and also at the percentage of overall courses taken that fall under what the reports call “HLA” (humanities and liberal arts -- a serious misnomer, given that the liberal arts also include the social sciences, math, and the natural sciences, but whatever). The other looks at humanities course enrollment and performance as a predictor of degree completion, vertical transfer, and completion upon vertical transfer. More...
33 Online Education Questions Inspired by Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends Report
By Joshua Kim. Parsing a 333 slide deck through a digital learning lens.In an alternate universe, Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trend Report focuses solely on online education. More...
