Unlimited programs for $99.00 a month…
Academe may look askance at Straighterline.com, (www.straighterline.com) the commercial service that offers basic college courses online for $99 a month. But the enterprise has lately been getting a lot of press attention, with some education experts seeing it as an harbinger of higher education’s future.
The service, which started last year, allows students to take as [...]
Clifford brings in the Big Gun!
Former GE Co. Chief Executive Jack Welch is lending his name and money behind a successful educational entrepreneur Dr. Michael Clifford, injecting some star power into the budding industry of online education.
Mr. Welch is paying more than $2 million for a 12% stake in Chancellor University System LLC, which is converting formerly bankrupt Myers University in Cleveland [...]
House Committee on Education and Labor passed The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act
The House Committee on Education and Labor passed The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) of 2009, H.R. 3221, this included the increase of the 90/10 rule to three years.
Maybe all of the fear mongers hovering over the industry should start to realize there is lots of good and that while some minor changes [...]
Will online masters growth hold up?
After speaking with many analysts over the last few months there are two big fears that keep being repeated. The first being bad debt and the other top fear is the continued growth of online Master programs. The main reasons mentioned are potential future cuts by corporations of tuition reimbursement & continued decline in economy, thus [...]
