FutureEd
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Authored byTed Mitchell
Ted Mitchell is president of the American Council on Education, a Washington-based organization representing more than 1,700 higher education institutions.
Authored byThomas Toch
The pandemic’s impact on college-admissions testing
Authored byPhyllis W. Jordan
An innovative program teaching college coursework to Title I high school students
College admissions and higher education’s impact on social mobility
Authored byAlain Poutré
An alternative to free college tuition
Authored byJeffrey J. Selingo
An essay about the debate over attending college
Undergraduates who do not complete their degree program
Less income earned among dropouts compared to bachelor’s degree holders
Source: Education Data Initiative
Average total income among U.S. adults with no postsecondary education
Average total income among U.S. adults with a bachelor's degree
Source: Gallup
Acceptance rate at selected elite colleges for legacy students
Acceptance rate at the same schools for non-legacy students
Source: The New York Times
Increase in FAFSA completions among the class of 2022
Among students from low-income schools
Source: National College Attainment Network
Increase in tuition in 2021-22 for in-state students at public, 4-year institutions
Increase for students at private, nonprofit 4-year institutions
Source: The College Board
25-29 year olds with at least a bachelors degree in 2010
25-29 year olds with at least a bachelors degree in 2021
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
College completion rate at private, nonprofit four-year institutions, 2022
At public, four-year institutions
Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC)
Read More about FutureU Podcast Ep. 144: How Colleges Can Cultivate Relationships to Improve the Student Experience
Read More about FutureU Podcast Ep. 143: Future of Online Ed
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Read More about FutureU Podcast Ep. 141: Community Colleges, the Value of Degrees, and Changes in Admissions
Read More about FutureU Podcast Ep. 140: Building Resilience in Students, Deliberately
Authored byJill Barshay
Read More about How Dual Enrollment Is Changing the Face of Community Colleges
Read More about How the End of Affirmative Action Will Change College Admissions
Read More about FutureU Podcast Ep. 133: Learner Mobility and Transfer in Higher Ed
Read More about The Developmental Math Dilemma
Read More about FutureU Podcast Ep. 121: The Great Resignation in Higher Ed
Authored byBenito Aranda-Comer
Read More about Research Notes: The Impact of Linking CTE to Dual Enrollment
Read More about In Defense of College Degrees and New Post-Secondary Pathways
The latest leadership changes in the education sector
Upcoming events at FutureEd and across the education policy world
Media mentions and our work on other platforms
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