Education financed by employers is seen as a largely unexplored area for enrollment increases and beneficial partnerships with the private sector. Employment-based tuition assistance programs can become a building block for the full range of successful higher education relationships with employers and unions. (Author/MLW)

Tuition aid plans that are contained in negotiated labor contracts covering one thousand or more workers were analyzed to describe their characteristics, identify barriers to worker participation, and recognize the benefits of giving employees financial aid to pursue courses offered on or off company or union premises. Procedures included a review…

Postsecondary education's responses to economic change are discussed, based on 22 projects supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). After identifying common themes of the FIPSE "Education and Economy Alliance" projects, new directions for postsecondary education are considered, along with policy concerns.…