Dollars for (Nontraditional) Scholars

 

Sources

Experiment With New Education Providers Also Tests New Ways to Measure Quality
(Chronicle of Higher Education)

Obama Administration to Fund Nontraditional Training for Students (Wall Street Journal)

Fact Sheet: ED Launches Initiative for Low-Income Students to Access New Generation of Higher Education Providers (U.S. Department of Education)

Kennesaw State Opens First-of-Its-Kind Housing for Homeless Students
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Senator Wants to Help Homeless Students, Who Are “Taking Out Loans for Survival”
(Washington Post)

Why Not a College Degree in Sports? (New York Times)

 

Further Reading

Department of Ed Greenlights Workforce Development Experiment (Education Dive)

Feds Announce Initiative to Boost Low-Income Students’ Access to Higher Ed (Education Week)

Why the Obama Administration Wants More College Students in Non-Traditional Programs (Fortune)

Vets’ Graduation Rates Get Attention (Morning Education)