Workforce training, college affordability remain priorities for governors, report finds
Dive Brief: Workforce development, career and technical education, and college affordability are among governors' top higher education policy concerns this...
Month: March 2020
Anger as JAMB bars candidatesfrom taking exams over lateness
JAMB…25 candidates affected in Abuja cry profusely…Parents blame board, say it confused candidates with multiple addresses By Joseph Erunke SOME...
Florida Senate rejects proposal requiring more accountability from private schools
Dive Brief: The Florida Senate recently rejected a proposal to require more accountability from private schools taking state vouchers, the...
Third coronavirus assistance package could include additional $3B for schools
Dive Brief: The House and Senate have introduced bills that would provide $3 billion in the form of mandatory grant...
Global investors back seed fund to tackle worldwide work-skills crisis
These include US education industry giants Dan Sommer and Rob Cohen, UK education leaders Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Assessment, the...
“new challenges” in focus as sector strategy under review
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is also being taken into consideration as the government reviews the document, a Department of Education...
Akeredolu to inaugurate Jimoh Ibrahim’s varsity March 21
Governor AkeredoluGov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State will, on March 21, inaugurate the University of Fortune, established by a business...
International students consider what to do as Canada closes borders
Canada is the world’s third-leading destination of international students, with 642,000 in 2019. Some 56% come from India and China....
Coronavirus may stress colleges’ finances, rating agency predicts
Dive Brief: U.S. colleges and universities could face new pressures on their operations as the novel coronavirus spreads throughout the...
Maryland passes bill adding $577M for HBCUs, potentially ending long-running lawsuit
Dive Brief: The Maryland General Assembly passed a bill Sunday that would add nearly $580 million in funding over the next...
