Accountability

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Accountability

Signals: Applying Academic Analytics

March 3, 2010

Key Takeaways Applying the principles of business intelligence analytics to academia promises to improve student success, retention, and graduation rates and demonstrate institutional accou…

Sen. Bill Would Make State Data Systems, Not IPEDs, Focus of Student Data Reporting

February 24, 2012

Earlier this month, U. S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the “Student Right to Know Before You Go” Act (Senate Bill 2098) , which proposes to give students, their families, and th…

Common Education Data Standards, Version 2 (CEDS 2) Released

February 6, 2012

Last week, the State Higher Education Executives Officers (SHEEO) association announced the release of Common Education Data Standards, Version 2 (CEDS 2) in conjunction with the National Cen…

Provide Input on Proposed Federal "College Scorecard"

February 6, 2012

In the “ Blueprint for College Affordability ” released with the 2012 State of the Union address, the Obama Administration proposed establishing “a College Scorecard for all degree-gr…

DQC National Data Summit 2012

January 20, 2012

On Wednesday, the Data Quality Campaign (DQC), a collaborative program to advance the use of data to improve educational outcomes that is supported by over 50 organizations nationwide, hoste…

Community College Accountability

October 7, 2009

Years after assessment initiatives won favor at many four-year institutions, Gates and Lumina foundations fund effort to create universal system for two-year institutions to monitor and improve s…

New FERPA Rules Promote Education Reform and Enable Increased Accountability and Transparency

December 14, 2011

The Revised Regulations for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) were announced on December 2, 2011.  According to the U.S. Department of Education, the changes in the rule…

Executive Oversight: Accountability!

May 6, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Enterprise Information & Technology Conference 2009

As IT makes up a growing percentage of campus budgets, technology leaders are under increasing pressure to contain costs, align IT projects with institutional missions, and develop strategic manage…

Adopting Performance-Based Funding

April 30, 2009

New formula slated for approval in Ohio would appropriate state funds based on public colleges' retention and graduation rates rather than their incoming and current enrollments. …

HEA: A Huge, Exacting Accountability Bill

August 1, 2008

As Congress finally passes the sweeping college legislation, 5 years late, views on its significance and potential impact vary widely. As Congres…