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Performance-based funding: The new normal or a schtick?

With burdensome student debt becoming a more likely outcome than a viable job prospect for many Americans pursuing a degree, state lawmakers are fighting to restore public trust in their institutions by promising to hold them more accountable. An increasingly popular tactic is dangling money over the heads of its two- or four-year institutions—or both—through performance-based funding models. Read more

3 reasons administrators are stalling on upgrading edtech

Education and how professors, administrators and their institutions can deliver content are bristling with innovation thanks to cutting-edge technology. However, a lack of understanding around edtech, which in turn is fueling decision paralysis, may be forestalling the future, according to an unsettling survey by the College Innovation Network (CIN). Read more