Author: Educational Policy Institute

The Educational Policy Institute (EPI) is a Virginia-based, not-for-profit think tank on education and the social sciences. EPI conducts evaluation and policy studies on various educational issues from Pre-K to workforce outcomes in the United States, Canada, and beyond. Visit us at www.educationalpolicy.org.
2009, Retention

Student Retention: Perspectives from Bogota

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute Today I write from Bogota, Colombia, where I presented yesterday at the International Forum on Student Retention in Higher Education, a large conference sponsored by the Ministry of Education of Colombia. We will provide information on this conference as it becomes readily available on the web in the next few weeks. I was pleased to serve … Continue reading Student Retention: Perspectives from Bogota

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2009, Politics, Research/Policy

It’s Time: The National Education Council

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute A few weeks ago I wrote a piece about the demise of the US system of higher education. Albeit a tad premature, my point was and remains that our system of higher education has significant ailments that, if left untreated, will lead to decades of ill-health and a painful death. In the real world, of course, … Continue reading It’s Time: The National Education Council

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2009, College Access, College Affordability, Research/Policy

The American Higher Education System: May it Rest in Peace

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute I’m not sure when it happened, but sometime recently the US Higher Education System passed away, quietly in its sleep, of causes undisclosed to the public. The System, which leaves behind an over-bloated four-year system, an underdeveloped and underskilled two-year system, and an illegitimate proprietary system, had not been well for quite some time. To those … Continue reading The American Higher Education System: May it Rest in Peace

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2009, College Access, K12

GEARing UP for Success

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO of Educational Policy Institute and EPI International This past week I was in San Francisco for the Annual GEAR UP Conference, held by my friends at the National Council for Community and Educational Partnerships, or NCCEP. This year marked the 10th anniversary of both GEAR UP and NCCEP, the latter started by my friend Hector Garza, who has created the … Continue reading GEARing UP for Success

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2009, College Affordability, Financial Aid

Drowning in Debt?

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute Yesterday, the Education Sector released a new analysis of federal financial aid data (National Postsecondary Student Aid System/NPSAS) illustrating trends in loan burden and other statistics over the years. As one might expect, the news, while illuminating, wasn’t particularly “good.” The big conclusions in the analysis are that (1) more students are taking on more debt … Continue reading Drowning in Debt?

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