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From @WIRED: Flipping the classroom makes for a more effective learning experience goo.gl/mOGLiN
Staying in college is often a challenge for low-income students. Alternative #highered models can help #grad rate goo.gl/LWKvqR
Is #college a ludicrous waste of money? No, a college degree still produces higher economic return via @BrookingsInst goo.gl/c9kABQ
.@Forbes discusses the value of a #college degree and why it is the new #highschool diploma. goo.gl/4Z3iUI #highered
According to new #MIT study, #onlinelearning is just as effective as traditional #education via @BostInno goo.gl/DFBmtP
.@usnews's new report, #College of Tomorrow: How #highered adapts as students, technology & the economy change goo.gl/XXLvZw
Is a #college degree still worth it? What do you think? Join the discussion at @usnews' debate club. goo.gl/J1vpQ0 #highered
.@SciAm: The role of #tech in #education – #adaptivelearning tech, like @PattenU’s, continues to evolve learning exp. goo.gl/DEPXB7
RT @PattenU: Congrats to Kris King, our first online graduate! We celebrated with a ceremony in Seattle on Saturday. goo.gl/r7LFcu
#competencybased education is not the "New MOOC." #CBE is not new & it's here to stay, according to @ACEducation goo.gl/WDFMXS
.@LATimes: More employers now demand bachelor's #degrees from applicants, according to @Burning_Glass study goo.gl/lnI7mt #highered
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Today, @CNNMoney talks about how affordable #college degrees (like @PattenU's) can help tackle wealth #inequalty cnnmon.ie/1vRsL0y
#Colleges adjust to new reality that more students are #workingadults; 33% of US undergrads were 25 or older in 2011 goo.gl/tqKks2
MT @npquarterly: More than 2 million Americans are still carrying unpaid #studentloan debt at age 60 and older ow.ly/AGVIP
.@WashingtonPost: Do the benefit of a #college #education outweigh the cost? Yes! According to @PewResearch's survey goo.gl/7iSRG1
Pres. @BarackObama on the @WhiteHouse’s Weekly Address: “Everyone should be able to afford #highered.” goo.gl/Mu2JHr
MT @BloombergNews: CHART OF THE DAY: Rising cost of #highered since 1978 – tuition up 1,225% in a 36-yr period goo.gl/QE7ccV
.@businessinsider: What's the best predictor of employment? Whether or not you have a #college degree goo.gl/unqDys