Apr 28, 2011
Presiding: Richard Colvin, Education Sector
It’s hard enough to get high school dropouts to return to school. But how do you get them into college? And even more important, get them to complete college? The American Council on Education’s Nicole Chestang discusses a major overhaul of the General Educational...
Apr 25, 2011
Evaluating a College Education: What Are Students Learning? – Pontalba Room
Presiding: Kevin Corcoran, Lumina Foundation for Education
The new book Academically Adrift contends that college students aren’t learning much, at least in their first two years. One of the authors, Richard Arum, describes his conclusions...