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Kissel, Adam – Heritage Foundation, 2020
For the most part, American colleges and universities have squandered the opportunity to respond to COVID-19 innovatively. Online education has accelerated, but the quality of colleges' new online courses is low. Rather than innovate, colleges simply hope to stay solvent until they can get back to normal. Many in-person colleges will fail to stay…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Postsecondary Education, School Closing
Patrick, Susan; Worthen, Maria; Frost, Dale; Gentz, Susan – iNACOL, 2016
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), enacted in December 2015, presents a historic opportunity for the United States to begin to transform K-12 education toward personalized, student-centered learning. Across the country, state leaders are shifting from a focus on compliance toward continuous improvement and systemic change, in order to support…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, State Policy, Educational Policy
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Flynn, William J. – Community College Journal, 2004
In recent years, the emergence of non-traditional educational experiences such as online learning and certification, combined with the growth of the life-long learning market, has presented a new set of challenges for the higher education community. Increasingly, the U.S. economy is technology driven, and the need for trained personnel to support…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Credentials, Community Colleges, Online Courses