(Gazette Review) By Ariel Leather — In his introduction video, Shaan Patel said he was from Las Vegas, Nevada. Standing in from of a classroom, Shaan said that he’s developed an educational program in order to help students achieve their dreams by getting into college. Shaan said that he grew up in a family of […]
Read More »(The Guardian) By Alec Ash — For two days in early June every year, China comes to a standstill as high school students who are about to graduate take their college entrance exams. Literally the “higher examination”, the gaokao is a national event on a par with a public holiday, but much less fun. Construction work is halted near […]
Read More »(eSchoolnews) By Staff — One of the most studied and analyzed generations, millennials are now becoming parents. According to a recent research report, 43 percent of children age 0-17 had millennial parents in 2014, and this figure is expected to exceed 50 percent in 2016. And when it comes to their children’s education, millennials are […]
Read More »(eCampus News) By Laura Devaney — The number of students enrolled in competency-based education programs is expected to reach more than 500,000 by 2020–meaning it will have more than doubled from the roughly 200,500 enrollments in 2015. By 2020, students age 25 and older will account for approximately 44 percent of the tertiary education student […]
Read More »(Edsurge) By Manuel Ekowo Like most values, diversity does not come cheap. In an era of increasingly competitive college admissions, constrained resources, and the usual uncertainty about where students of all types will enroll, figuring out how and who to attract can be a challenge. Colleges have turned to predictive analytics—using past enrollment data to […]
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