Unit: Center for the Study of Education Policy

James Applegate’s essay on why and how we must improve equity and fairness in higher education was published as part of the release of the new report by the PELL Institute and the University of Pennsylvania, Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States.

On May 7, 2018, the IL-PART Team shared lessons learned through the IL-PART Grant, what the data tells us, tools that can be used, and much more.  

Today’s observers of higher education associate Grapevine with data on state fiscal support for higher education.  The release of Grapevine data each year garners considerable media attention, focused particularly on the questions of whether funding has increased or declined and in which states. State policy makers use the data, in conjunction with SHEEO’s State Higher Education Finance report, to show how funding in their states fares in relation to others. Researchers also analyze the data, tracking long-term trends and investigating the causes of funding increases and declines.

In his latest video, Jim Applegate, visiting professor at the Center for the Study Education Policy, identifies the changes needed in societal attitudes and in the nature of teacher preparation programs themselves to create the 21st century teachers we need to educate 21st century students.

Dr. James Applegate of the Center for the Study of Education Policy (CSEP) attended and spoke at the Innovation and Public-Private Partnership in Higher Education conference held April 3–4 in Arlington, Virginia.

The importance of quality early childhood education continues to gain traction. Results from research evaluating the Child Parent Center programming are being disseminated to affirm the long-term impact quality early childhood education can have.