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A state's plan to calculate the "economic value" of a degree

Inside Higher Ed

” The Crest of a ‘New Wave’ In the strategic plan, the commission notes the proposal is part of a “new wave” of higher education policy focused on value rather than enrollment or degree attainment.

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Is for-profit higher education dying or just a shell of itself?

Inside Higher Ed

A recent episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed ’s news and analysis podcast, used the possible Arkansas-Phoenix marriage as a moment to take stock of the state of for-profit higher education. Julie, Paul’s asking for a better public policy. That didn’t really happen. That was in the interest of growth. Can we deliver?