Category: Research/Policy

2010, Research/Policy, ROI/College Outcomes, Workforce

(What) to Be, or What not to Be

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO of Educational Policy Institute This past week I was privileged to speak with the faculty and Board of Governors of Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. Fanshawe College is an example of a decades-old institution that has undergone massive growth in the new millennium. Today, Fanshawe serves 16,000 full-time students and approximately 30,000 part-time students. The campus is immaculate; state-of-the-art, … Continue reading (What) to Be, or What not to Be

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2010, College Access, Research/Policy

Rethinking the Postsecondary Transition

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute Recently I’ve been talking with many of the college access professionals who work with students in the transition from secondary to postsecondary school. For those who are more affluent, the idea of summer programs abroad or other bridges before college are more the norm than the exception. But for those from lower- and middle-income families, high … Continue reading Rethinking the Postsecondary Transition

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2010, K12, Research/Policy

It isn’t NCLB’s Fault!

My summer reading thus far has included the book Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling (a novel about the painting of the Sistine Chapel) and Bounce, a story of “the science of success.” The first one was simply to impress (not true; great book!!). The second has significant meaning to what we do in education. Today’s commentary focuses on some of the tenets of Matthew Syed’s Bounce. Continue reading It isn’t NCLB’s Fault!

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2010, Financial Aid, Politics, Research/Policy

The Fight is on for Student Loans

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute Yesterday afternoon, The House Education and Labor Committee announced that it will include its legislative reform of the student loan system in the reconciliation bill containing the Health Care plan. If passed, on July 1, 2010 every Title IV institution in the United States will become part of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program (FDSLP). After … Continue reading The Fight is on for Student Loans

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2010, College Access, Research/Policy

Weathering Education…

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute I have been burdened with a week in Southern California. Tough gig. First in Dana Point attending the College Board’s Annual Colloquium, followed by a Conference Sponsored by the University of Southern California. Just to put this in perspective, it was 22F when I left Virginia; 76 here. Tough gig. My key take-aways from both events, … Continue reading Weathering Education…

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