Dropping the SAT and ACT -- for Good University of California plan could change the role of standardized testing in admissions -- and not just for the UC system. By Scott Jaschik May 18, 2020 University of California president Janet Napolitano last week proposed a...
Michiko Kakutani: Nuevo York y la cultura de las humanidades
ESSAY: Coronavirus Notebook: Finding Solace, and Connection, in Classic Books By Michiko Kakutani, May 5, 2020 “The face of London was now indeed strangely altered,” Daniel Defoe wrote of an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1665 that would eventually claim the lives of...
EEUU: ¿Cómo continuará en adelante la docencia de pregrado?
Are Colleges Ready for a Different Kind of Teaching This Fall? By Beth McMurtrie May 05, 2020 PREMIUM By Roberto Cigna for The Chronicle This spring the University of South Florida, a sprawling campus on the outskirts of Tampa, undertook the seemingly impossible. It...
Pandemia y educación superior: balance de los cambios en curso
How Will the Pandemic Change Higher Education? Professors, administrators, and staff on what the coronavirus will leave in its wake. April 10, 2020 PREMIUM (c) Joan Wong for The Chronicle The coronavirus crisis has — in what seems like an instant — upended much of...
Coronavirus en los colegios: los efectos de la clausura en EEUU
The coronavirus double whammy: School closures, economic downturn could derail student learning, research shows By Matt Barnum , Chalkbeat, March 24, 2019. The new coronavirus has closed schools for weeks, and in some places for the rest of the academic year....
Coronavirus y enseñanza superior en línea
The Coronavirus Has Pushed Courses Online. Professors Are Trying Hard to Keep Up. By Beth McMurtrie MARCH 20, 2020 PREMIUM Rebecca Barrett-Fox saw panic spreading across academe as colleges were shifting abruptly to remote teaching to stem the spread of the...
EEUU: Política de apoyo para universidades en medio de la epidemia
Coronavirus Stimulus Plan Is Coming. How Will Higher Education Figure In? By Danielle McLean MARCH 20, 2020 A week after higher education saw its near-term financial outlook shot into a state of disarray, some relief could be coming soon from Washington. As members of...
Reacción universidades USA al coronavirus
The Campus Closure Divide A growing number of colleges and universities close or cancel in-person classes while others keep running as usual. Why are institutions responding differently? By Lilah Burke March 12, 2020 As the new coronavirus continues to cause chaos...
Pago de la deuda estudiantil en USA
Growing Federal Subsidies for Graduate Loan Debt Almost half of federal student loans are being repaid through more generous income-driven repayment plans, new data show, with 80 percent of government subsidies now going to graduate student borrowers. Almost half of...
Barreras a la movilidad social en EEUU
The Barriers to Mobility Why Higher Ed’s Promise Remains Unfulfilled Kevin Van Aelst for The Chronicle December 31, 2019 By KARIN FISCHER For generations of Americans, higher education was a ladder — study hard and you could climb into the middle class. A college...
Colombia: Conversación sobre estado de su educación superior
Colombia's Higher Ed Utopia or Illusion? Insights with Javier Botero Watch on Youtube Listen to the Podcast Latin...
La utilidad (sic) de las humanidades
The Hidden Utility of the Liberal Arts Why they often fail to make their case, and how they can. Bridging the...
Estabilidad laboral de docentes
Abandono docente en la educación pública llega sólo a 4% anual y profesores se mantendrían 25 años en ejercicio ...
Bajo desempeño en lectura de estudiantes USA
American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time...