Higher Education Policy

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Higher Education Policy

Regulating Online Postsecondary Education: State Issues and Options

January 17, 2013

This issue brief published by the National Governors Association (NGA) states that as providers and regulators of online education, governors should consider calling for a review of current state…

The E-Learning Policy Environment (Updated 02/14/13)

February 12, 2013

I presented a session entitled "The E-Learning Policy Environment" this January at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference (MARC) and just last week at the EDUCAUSE Learning…

Tracking SARA: An Update on the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement

November 14, 2012

The federal regulation requiring institutions to get local approval (if needed) when serving students in other states is on hold but might return. Meanwhile, the states still expect instituti…

From Innovation Clusters to Datapalooza: Accelerating Innovation in Educational Technology

November 1, 2012

Richard Culatta is the Deputy Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. Education in the United States is entering a very exciting moment. For …

Policy Implications of Big Data and Analytics

August 13, 2012

EDUCAUSE Policy recently asked association representatives from ACE, AACC, NACUBO, AASCU, and NAICU what they think are the policy implications that arise with the increased use of big…

EDUCAUSE Joins New E-Learning Alliance

October 5, 2012

Earlier this year, EDUCAUSE participated in a task force of higher education associations and organizations that have e-learning as a significant part of their strategic agenda. Supported by a gr…

NACUBO Overview of Sequestration Implications

September 26, 2012

The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) has provided a concise overview of the implications for federal student aid and research programs if the pending …

What Might the For-Profit Sector's Problems Mean for All of Higher Ed?

August 3, 2012

Earlier this week, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Tom Harkin, held a press conference to announce the release of the committee’s report…

Rethinking Higher Education Business Models

March 28, 2012

Information technology has long been seen as a major key to meeting this challenge, but the results thus far have been disappointing. In this brief, the authors argue that the fault is not with …

Obama’s College Affordability Blueprint and the Role of Technology

February 21, 2012

In President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, he stressed the importance of education to his economic agenda. He reemphasized the national goal of leading the world with the highest …