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This Week In Education: FRITZ: The Inauguration Day Countdown

It is College costs are skyrocketing even as low- and middle-income families struggle to make ends meet. Federal and state financial aid hasn't kept up, forcing more students to borrow more money than ever before. Many colleges claim that rising costs are unavoidable, because—unlike other industries—higher education is inherently labor-intensive and cannot become more efficient. But a growing number of institutions, mostly public universities operating below the elite institution radar screen, are proving otherwise. They're using technology to transform undergraduate education, dramatically cutting labor costs while improving student learning results at the same time. Is this the future of higher education? What does this mean for the professoriate and the role of colleges in the creation of new knowledge? And why aren't more of these cost savings being passed on to students?

Tags: higher_education, educational_leadership, good_questions on 2008-12-14 -All Annotations (0) -About