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How Public Universities Can Tackle the Teacher Shortage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The nation’s public schools lost 7% of their teaching force between 2019 and 2021, and 4% of all teaching positions in the nation’s public schools were unfilled as of last fall. Helping schools of education produce more teachers is only one half of the equation.

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Higher ed-employer partnerships can help revive interest in the college degree, say officials

University Business

College enrollment rates have been on a precipitous decline, dropping more than 7% in the past five years. The pandemic gave students the chance to evaluate the importance of a college degree and many of them have decided to turn their backs on it, pursuing workforce opportunities straight out of high school.

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What recession? How Villanova turns student degrees into jobs

University Business

In fact, he foresees “strength and optimism” in the entry-level market. The entry-level hiring market is not really as affected the same way as other segments of industries and levels of career,” says Grubb. 1 and March 14 of this year and a 14% uptick in internship opportunities at 10,195. Another 21.1%

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Costs and Benefits of Adding 30-units to Accounting Students' Requirements for Licensure as a CPA

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

One of the most talked about issues in accounting right now is whether the 150-hour requirement to qualify for licensing as a CPA creates a barrier to entry for many accounting students that should be revisited. Entry-level CPAs are performing more procedures that require deeper critical thinking, problem-solving and professional judgment.

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Why Worry?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

percent in 2021. The faculty is 7 percent Black and about 15 percent Latino. Which institution received a notice of concern (in 2021) that it wasn’t “truly inclusive”? Or to facilitate students’ entry into the workforce? percent in 2004 to 54.4 Accreditors and DEI At UC-Berkeley, 2.4 Former U.S.

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10 big reasons why colleges need an Admission Management Software

Creatrix Campus

Mordor Intelligence forecasts the CAGR of the admission management software market to hit a record of 10.15%, during the period 2021 to 2026. Forget about managing documents and hours of data entry into your Student Information System. We know that your search for Admission Management Software brought you here. A lot of calls.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

A recent government report suggested cutting enrollment and enforcing higher entry standards to certain fields of study. More from UB : Holiday stress—7 reasons students don’t feel merry and bright about winter break . The key is to paint a sharper picture of the enormous benefits that liberal arts actually deliver.