This publication provides a summary of data relating to Australia's government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system. Government funded VET is defined as all Commonwealth and state or territory government-funded training delivered by technical and further education (TAFE) institutes, other government providers (such as…

Worldwide, COVID-19 affected higher education, including finance, and international mobility. But some systems have been more affected than others; notably Anglophone systems that have been a preferred destination for a high proportion of international students. Australia presents a particularly interesting case. Particularly vulnerable to any…

Over the first two full school years under the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 enrollment in public schools fell dramatically (i.e., by more than 1.2 million students) with losses concentrated among the youngest students. Currently, little is known about where these students went and what learning environments they are experiencing. In this research note,…

In this article, the author reflects upon the changes assessment professionals have faced because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Against the background of stressed faculty and staff and falling student enrollment, lower retention, and graduation rates, assessment professional must consider how to talk about the "quality" of student learning…

In many parts of the country, enrollment in traditional public schools has fallen to its lowest point in decades. However, states, cities, and school districts have been slow to respond to the reality of empty desks. This report examines trends in school enrollment, focusing on several of America's most populous cities, as well as the budgetary…

Dual language immersion (DLI), an educational program in which students study grade-level content in English and a partner language, began in the United States in the early 1960s and has surged since the 2010s. Nationwide, DLI continues to rise in popularity (Freire, Alfaro, & de Jong, 2024). To some extent, this is because DLI has been…

We explore the impact of language education policy on language enrolments and provision in primary and secondary government schools In Australia, specifically in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, which have strikingly different policy settings. NSW adopts a 'weak but flexible' policy, mandating a very limited minimum time allocation for language…

As in other Confucian societies in Northeast Asia, higher education has long been respected and valued in Japan, and Ph.D. holders are regarded as critical for their economic and social contributions. However, despite tremendous efforts by the government to expand doctoral education, the enrollment rate in Japanese Ph.D. programs has steadily…

The federal Pell Grant program provides over 6.2 million students each year with financial assistance for college and college-related expenses. Its funding levels, however, are not a given and can fluctuate year-to-year in each budget set by Congress. Inconsistent funding levels are one factor that can impact many students' opportunity to attend…

Using individual-level administrative data from California linked to survey data, this study explores how and why recent high school graduates' college trajectories may have been altered by the pandemic. We find sizable negative effects on college enrollment for the California high school graduating class of 2020. Similar to national trends, we…

Since the fall semester of 2016, first-time international student enrollment (ISE[subscript ft]) has declined at U.S. colleges and universities. This trend disrupts a steady upwards trajectory of ISE[subscript ft] rates. Previous research has demonstrated that various political, social, and macroeconomic factors influence the number of…

For the first time in U.S. higher education history, new international student enrollment at four-year U.S. institutions declined for the second consecutive academic year in 2017-2018. Many studies have investigated why international students choose to pursue U.S. higher education. However, scant research has explored how U.S. politics affects the…

Currently, little to no research is available that translates the decrease in college enrollment and retention into dollar amounts, nor discussions about the numbers and funding needed to revive colleges to pre-COVID numbers. COVID-19 was said to have hit areas, populations, and groups of people who were already underrepresented, but this remains…

Change is rapidly transforming the higher education market in the United States. Driven by declining birth rates following the 2008 Great Recession, a looming "demographic cliff" in 2026, growing student skepticism about the value of a college education, and stagnant public funding for higher education are creating significant…

This article examines medium-term trends in global preschool enrolment and attendance by income category, revealing a slowdown in expansion in middle- and high-income countries starting in 2013, followed by low-income countries in 2015. By 2020, the gross enrolment ratio had plateaued at 60.8 per cent. The analysis indicates that conditions for…