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US Financial Literacy and Education Commission, 2019
The complex financial choices students must make are compounded by the fact that, for decades, the cost of college has been rising far faster than incomes. Between 2004-2005 and 2015-2016, prices for undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board at public institutions rose 34 percent, after adjustment for inflation. Students and their families have…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Money Management, Higher Education, College Students
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Perkins, David; Johnston, Tim; Lytle, Rick – Journal of Education for Business, 2016
Student debt is a national concern. The authors address debt in the classroom to enhance students' understanding of the consequences of debt and the need for caution when financing their education. However, student feedback indicates this understanding has a delayed effect on borrowing behavior and underscores the importance of making difficult…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Debt (Financial), Money Management, Financial Services
Brown, Charlese – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2012
"Making a Difference in the Classroom: The Reality and Truth of Teaching in Schools Today" makes the case that our schools will continue to struggle until we take an honest approach to what we know works in the classroom. This book is a frank discussion about what teachers face and what teacher candidates should know before they enter…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques, Preservice Teachers
Fullen, Jim, Ed. – OATYC Journal, 1991
Published by the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges, the "OATYC Journal" is designed to provide a medium for sharing concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the classroom, and an open forum for the discussion and review of problems. This 16th volume of the journal, consisting of the fall 1990 and spring 1991 issues, contains the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, College Role, Community Colleges
Trombley, William, Ed. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2005
The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher education issues. This issue contains the following articles: (1) A Legacy to Overcome: The University of Georgia Hopes to Become a More Desirable Destination for Black Students (Don Campbell); (2) Oklahoma's Brain Gain: A Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Recruitment, Minority Group Students, Human Capital
Carey, Kevin; Aldeman, Chad – Education Sector, 2008
At a time when college degrees are increasingly a prerequisite for middle-class wages, less than 40 percent of college students are able to demonstrate proficiency on literacy tests, barely half of college students graduate on time, and many do not graduate at all. At the same time. the price of college continues to increase quickly and…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Higher Education, College Students, Accountability