A research report from the University of Cambridge and RAND Europe shows that investing in languages education in the UK could return more than the investment cost. Researchers explored a gap in the evidence relating to the economic benefits of extending languages education and found that an increase in secondary-school pupils learning one of four…

The Department of World Languages and Cultures (WLAC), housed in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, has been through a series of transitions over the last twenty years due to university structural changes, but mostly because of curricular needs. Originally there were three separate departments, French, Spanish and German, as each of these core…

Whereas major research universities may accommodate programs of study in Arabic, Chinese, or Persian, regional universities and liberal arts colleges have struggled to adapt to a wider and more complex array of world languages and literatures in the 21st century. Many have been forced to choose between radically restructuring or closing programs…

Right now, many states and districts are struggling to fill teaching positions. Between 2009 and 2015, enrollment in teacher preparation programs fell by 35% and the number of program completers fell by 18%, meaning fewer teachers are entering the field. Teacher attrition, including all teachers who leave the profession for any reason, is just…

Research shows that students who participate in dual enrollment are more likely than their peers to finish high school, enter college and complete a degree. This means dual enrollment can greatly benefit students in rural areas, which report lower college-going and postsecondary attainment rates than other locales. However, rural areas face unique…

Outlines how the district consolidated the city's seven high schools into three complexes. Includes discussion of the assignment of students, staffing changes, and the public relations program that accompanied the change. (IRT)

Enrollment decline raises questions about decision-making in school systems and about the kinds of solutions to problems that arise. According to this paper, one of two related documents, policymakers, educators, and community members need to be aware of the hidden costs and concerns resulting from different solutions. It addresses questions of…

This paper describes the reduction in force (RIF) that took place in the Bridgeton Public Schools, New Jersey, as a result of its exclusion from the formation of a new regional school district. During the school year 1976-77, enrollment declined by 1,600 pupils, tuition diminished by $2,000,000, and staff had to be reduced by 89 employees. The RIF…

In 1977, Jefferson Community College of the University of Kentucky faced an 11 percent drop in enrollment. Strategies that were successful in reversing declining enrollment and in developing faculty and staff involvement in a creative problem-solving process are described. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the competition between four-year institutions and community colleges for a dwindling number of students, and describes a Total Marketing Concept (TMC) with which community colleges can maintain their share of the educational market. Relates the experiences of four colleges using this concept. (JP)

Explains Project Simu-school, a computer program that can predict enrollment, needed buildings and programs, and anticipated costs. (JM)

Points out the underutilization of facilities and the lack of service to potential students caused by the usual morning/evening scheduling pattern. Describes the planning and marketing of Mesa College's Afternoon Curriculum, which offered five six-week sessions during the academic year, and evaluates the program. (DD)

Discusses the important challenges facing high school chemistry teachers in the 1980s. Topics include increasing the enrollment of non-science-oriented students in high school chemistry courses and teaching the Interdisciplinary Approaches to Chemistry (IAC) program to college-bound general students. (BT)

In the fall of 1985, Goshen College needed an immediate turnaround in enrollment and a long-range strategic marketing plan. To accomplish these goals they needed to get faculty involved; 10 steps to begin are provided. (MLW)

A pilot program to help teachers, counselors, and administrators make career transitions from education to other fields of endeavor is operating in Minnesota. (Author/MLF)