Reported by Education Dive, dozens of educational organizations, consortiums and policy groups are pushing for broader higher education funding to ensure our institutions remain viable post COVID-19.

Reported by Education Dive, 63 million workers without a bachelor’s degree have the skills to earn at least $7 an hour more than what they’re current making.

Reported by Education Dive, with institutions feverishly trying to scramble and put together high-quality online education plans to save their enrollment if the COVID-19 pandemic keeps campuses closed come fall, is now the opportunity for AI to play hero?

Reported by Education Dive, California State University, the largest public system in the U.S., has announced the decision to their nearly 500,000 students that most of their classes would be virtual this fall.

Reported by Education Dive, this new study from BestColleges also shows that while 82% of graduates believe their educational investment was worth it, that students wish they had picked a major more closely aligned with the job opportunities they’re now interested in.

Reported by EdSurge, historically, higher education has been countercyclical to the market. As people lose their jobs, they turn to higher ed to get upskilled, earn their degree, and secure their next career opportunity.

Reported by Education Dive, in 2016 the American Talent Initiative (ATI) successfully signed 128 institutions on with a commitment to increase access for lower-income students. But despite a strong start, in the last two years, ATI members reported a net increase of just eight low- and moderate- income students.

Reported by Education Dive, Apple, IBM, and the Ad Council, in partnership with the White House, are launching a national ad campaign focused on non-traditional workforce education paths and challenging the idea that a college education is the primary vehicle for career success.

While 2/3 of Americans support tuition-free public college, what might the college affordability conversation look like this election season?

Reported by EdSurge, while internships have always aimed to fill this experience “gap”, more and more adult students are shut out of the internship world since they’re already full-time employees at another company.