data Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/data/ A Blog by ACE Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:05:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png data Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/data/ 32 32 From Enrollment to Employment: The Economic Returns of Degree Completion https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/02/26/from-enrollment-to-employment-the-economic-returns-of-degree-completion/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:04:37 +0000 https://www.higheredtoday.org/?p=28539 Title: College Completion and Earnings: Including Noncompleters in Accountability Policies Authors: Jason Delisle and Jason Cohn Source: The Urban Institute The Urban Institute’s recent report, College Completion and Earnings: Including Noncompleters in Accountability Policies, delves into the issue of factoring students with some college but no degree into post-college earnings data analysis. The report advocates for accountability measures that acknowledge the ...

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]]> Highlights from CUPA-HR 2021 Administrators in Higher Education Annual Report https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/05/12/highlights-cupa-hr-2021-administrators-higher-education-annual-report/ Wed, 12 May 2021 19:05:31 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17514 Source: CUPA-HR Authors: Jacqueline Bichsel, Sarah Nadel-Hawthorne, Melissa Fuesting, and Anthony Schmidt Recently, CUPA-HR released the results of a survey that includes 47,985 administrators in 202 positions in higher education institutions. The survey captured the voices of senior administrators from a total of 1,053 institutions. The key findings of the report include: The overall median annual salary for administrators increased only 0.36 percent between 2019-20 and ...

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]]> New Data Details COVID-19 Transfer Trends https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/04/26/new-data-details-covid-19-transfer-trends/ Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:55:16 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17478 Title: COVID-19 Transfer, Mobility, and Progress: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s Update on Transfer Students Source: National Student Clearinghouse The National Student Clearinghouse released the third report in its COVID-19 series on student transfer patterns. Trends represent 8.8 million undergraduates, with 74 percent of colleges reporting data by February 25, 2021. Key findings include: Overall transfer enrollment for the academic year ...

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]]> Data Considerations for Documenting American Indian and Alaska Native Students https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/03/12/data-considerations-documenting-american-indian-alaska-native-students/ Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:07:17 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17440 Title: Better Data for Supporting American Indian/Alaska Native Students Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Authors: Colleen Falkenstern and Angie Rochat The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) released a white paper that echoes calls for comprehensive and accurate data on American Indian and Alaska Native students. As a means for achieving equitable educational attainment, WICHE explains that institutions ...

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]]> Map Captures Differences in Longitudinal Data Systems Across States https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/02/26/map-captures-differences-longitudinal-data-systems-across-states/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:19:10 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17427 Title: Strong Foundations Survey Source: State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) released their 2020 survey results which capture “the state of state postsecondary data.” Survey findings are available through a data map that identifies states either currently linking or planning to link postsecondary data with early childhood, K-12, and workforce data, among ...

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]]> Regional Data-sharing Agreements: The Central Florida Education Ecosystem Database https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/02/05/regional-data-sharing-agreements-central-florida-education-ecosystem-database/ Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:09:41 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17378 By Suzanne Wilson Summers Higher education is increasingly embracing the use of big data to increase and assess the effectiveness of institutional policies and practices and to drive needed change. The Central Florida Education Ecosystem Database (CFEED) offers one promising model for regional data-sharing agreements that can increase educational attainment. With a shared commitment to student success and an understanding that ...

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]]> A Proposed Federal Student Level Data Network https://www.higheredtoday.org/2021/02/01/proposed-federal-student-level-data-network/ Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:49:49 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17370 Title: Implementing a Student-Level Data Network (Part II): Insight from Institutional Representatives Authors: Josh Pretlow, Erin Dunlop Velez, and Amanda Janice Roberson Source: The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) Currently, two pieces of pending legislation (the College Affordability Act in the House, and College Transparency Act in the Senate) propose the creation of a federal postsecondary student-level data network (SLDN), both ...

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]]> Data Limitations Inhibit Support for AAPI Students https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/10/09/data-limitations-inhibit-support-aapi-students/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:34:28 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17047 Title: “Everyone Deserves to be Seen:” Recommendations for Improved Federal Data on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Author: Anna Byon Source: Institute for Higher Education Policy and the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center In partnership with the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) released a brief asserting that the umbrella categories of “Asian” ...

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]]> Learner Records: If You Build It, Will They Use It? https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/09/29/learner-records-build-will-use/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:16:31 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=17006 By Louis Soares This post is presented as part of ACE’s Education Blockchain Initiative, which aims to identify ways that blockchain can improve connections between education and employment. Apply by Oct. 30 to be part of the Blockchain Innovation Challenge, designed to explore both the opportunities and the risks of using blockchain in higher education. Today’s students stop and restart their ...

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]]> High School CTE Course-Takers’ Postsecondary Enrollment Rates and Field of Study https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/06/03/high-school-cte-course-takers-postsecondary-enrollment-rates-field-study/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:28:38 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16740 Title: Postsecondary Occupational Education Among Students Who Took Career and Technical Education in High School Source: National Center for Education Statistics A recent report published by the National Center for Education Statistics uses the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 to examine postsecondary enrollment rates for students who took Career and Technical Education (CTE) credits in high school. The study was ...

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]]> Study Demonstrates the Return on Investment of Enrolling in a Public Four-Year College in Georgia https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/06/01/study-demonstrates-return-investment-enrolling-public-four-year-college-georgia/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:02:52 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16735 Title: Does Enrolling in a Public Four-Year College Pay Off for Georgia Students? Authors: Jonathan Smith, Joshua Goodman, and Michael Hurwitz Source: National Bureau of Economic Research A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines how enrolling at a public four-year university impacts degree attainment and income earning outcomes among Georgia students. This study uses data for Georgia ...

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]]> Still a Target: What Does Another Recession Mean for Higher Education Funding? https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/06/01/still-target-another-recession-mean-higher-education-funding/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:49:38 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16732 Title: New Report Finds State Funding Remains Below Historic Levels as Public Colleges Brace for A Recession And Expected Budget Cuts Authors: State Higher Education Executive Officers Association Source: State Higher Education Executive Officers Association A recently released report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) provides new information and context for higher education funding at the state and ...

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