This brief review of seven documents in the Clearinghouse for Junior College Information collection indicates the growing interest in adult and continuing education on the local, state, and national levels. This related to (1) the improving educational level of the general population, (2) the changing and increasingly complex world, (3) increasing…

A study conducted at Cuyahoga Community College was designed to find out the number of students who transferred from that institution to various state universities in Ohio and to determine the success they experienced when they transferred. The data obtained in the study concerned (1) the institutions to which the students transfer; (2) their…

This document is a revision of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System Undergraduate Transfer Policy, replacing the document last revised on December 8, 1995, and all other prior versions. It incorporates numerous provisions called for by the Board of Regents in "Planning the Future" and "Statement of Principles on UWS/VTAE Credit…

This report provides data from a nationally representative survey of Title IV degree-granting postsecondary institutions on the topic of dual enrollment of high school students. Dual enrollment, also known as "dual credit," "concurrent enrollment," and "joint enrollment," refers to the participation in college-level…

A comparison of off- and on-campus, graduate-level courses showed no differences in quality of students, professors, and the learning situation; but it suggested that off-campus courses may be different from on-campus courses. (EB)

The text of a Washington Post editorial which opposes President Reagan's tuition tax credit bill and a response from Edwin Meese, III, counselor to the President, are reprinted. (JOW)

Text of a radio broadcast by President Reagan on the findings of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. (JOW)

This interview with the comptroller for the U.S. Department of Education focuses on efforts to improve credit management and debt collection. Topics discussed are the credit management initiative, the extent of the problem, improvements, the Housing and Facilities Loan Program, and the significance of the Debt Collection Act of 1982. (JOW)

The President speaks of the principles which guide the Reagan Administration's education policies, and specifically discusses the proposed tuition tax credits for parents who send their children to private schools. The President also discusses proposed aid to human services programs which help the elderly and the poor. (CT)

In setting policy on the impact of attendance on grades and graduation requirements, both educational and legal considerations must be examined. The author questions whether students should be evaluated on the time they endure in school or by their ability to know, understand, and apply course substance. (Author/IRT)

Explication of the basic law defining the rights and responsibilities of creditors and creditees is given. (LH)

Interviewed representatives of 11 higher education institutions known for innovative policies about how the metrics of the credit hour have helped or impeded their efforts to change. With one exception, these institutions converted their courses into time-equivalent blocks, and then assigning credit hours, when necessary, to these blocks. (SLD)