WASHINGTON – Speaking recently to the National Press Club, Chancellor Carol Folt of UNC-Chapel Hill described efforts to keep costs down, reach into high schools, set examples for students and support them once they go to college. “If we’re going to really make accessibility, affordability the brand for our nation, we need to do this,”… READ MORE
REVIEW: Will College Pay Off?
Will College Pay Off? A Guide to the Most Important Financial Decision You’ll Ever Make. By Peter Cappelli. Public Affairs, $25.99. By Eric Johnson For many years, asking Will College Pay Off? would have seemed ridiculous. The value of higher education was clear, compelling, and mostly undisputed. But with tuition rising and economic conditions shifting,… READ MORE
Reward the folks who teach our kids
A one-time, $750 bonus.1 That’s $2.05 a day – before taxes. A cup of coffee. That’s how state legislators say they’ll reward the people who prepare our children – from kindergarten through grad school – to join North Carolina’s workforce. It’s not nearly enough. And the consequences last for generations. Sure, starting teachers would see… READ MORE
VIDEO: “Massive growth” in online coursework across University system
Some students add an online course to fit the schedule dictated by their job. Some take “blended” courses that combine online with classroom instruction. Others take all their courses online. “There’s massive growth,” Matthew Rascoff, the UNC system’s Vice President for Learning Technology & Innovation, says in the accompanying video. Rascoff highlights that growth in… READ MORE
Seven years
It’s been seven years since teachers and researchers at North Carolina’s public universities have seen a meaningful raise. Seven years when university instructors have coped with $700 million in budget cuts across the system. Seven years when researchers have worked harder than ever to secure vital grant dollars as the federal government reduced funding. Seven… READ MORE
CAROL FOLT Video: “Very Tough Decisions”
Speaking in Washington to the National Press Club, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt emphasizes the challenges of balancing student affordability with faculty salaries in an era of 30% cuts in state support. “To keep our tuition low, we have to make choices all the time,” Folt says. “And some of those are not fun …… READ MORE
BOWLES: Aid is key to college access, economic mobility
By Erskine Bowles News reports and economic journals written by both conservatives and progressives today rightly focus on the lack of economic mobility. The data point out that Charlotte has an acute problem in this area, ranking 50th of the nation’s 50 largest cities in economic mobility. Almost all the data point to education as… READ MORE
A shrinking pie for a growing state?
By all accounts, North Carolina is growing rapidly. We added 480,000 residents between 2010 and 2015. We passed Michigan to become the 9th-largest state. We are growing by 276 people a day, or 1,930 every week. Over the next two years, we are expected to grow by 200,000 more. We now have 2.3 million children… READ MORE
Keeping our house in order
It’s said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure – which is why public university officials are eager to launch maintenance projects for campus buildings that have been postponed for far too long. As the NC House and Senate begin negotiating a compromise budget, lawmakers should heed the Senate’s call for… READ MORE
VIDEO: Sen. Josh Stein on North Carolina’s global competition
Whether pursuing an auto manufacturer or touting tax rates, state legislators often compare North Carolina with South Carolina. But in the accompanying video excerpt from a forum Higher Education Works co-hosted with the Harvard Club of the Research Triangle, Sen. Josh Stein, D-Wake, says North Carolina is competing not just with South Carolina, but with… READ MORE
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