The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) has announced awards for the StepUp READY mini-grant program (up to $75,000). This is the second year of… Continue Reading 2016 StepUp READY Grant Awards Announced
The U.S. Senate on December 9 voted 85-12 in favor of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The bill is a rewrite of the Elementary… Continue Reading Every Student Succeeds Act passed by Congress, signed by President
Last week, the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices announced six states—Indiana, Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, Utah and Washington—will participate in the 2016… Continue Reading Utah receives grant from National Governors Association to work on replicating Utah Aerospace Pathways project in other industries
To show how Utah’s high school graduates are making the transition from high school to higher education, the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) created… Continue Reading USHE releases inaugural High School Feedback Reports
Utah is a state of opportunity. As the state with the youngest population in the nation and a quickly growing economy, Utah is full of… Continue Reading USHE releases ten-year strategic plan, open for public comment
The Department of Workforce Services (DWS) released the 2015 Utah Report on Intergenerational Poverty, Welfare Dependency and the Use of Public Assistance. Overall, the report… Continue Reading Workforce Services publishes annual report on intergenerational poverty
Since 2013, USHE has published aggregated wage information of college graduates. A valuable tool to understand potential earnings based on degree type, institution and specific areas of study. The data has been updated with the most recent Utah wage information available. Continue Reading Wage Info on Utah College Graduates Gets Update
***This is an archived post. Please see ushe.edu/initiatives/prior-learning-assessment for the most current information. This is the fifth article in a multi-part series about math in… Continue Reading Math and Graduation: Overview of SB 196 – Math Competency Initiative
The U.S. Department of Education has unveiled a new College Scorecard intended to better inform prospective students, the public, and policymakers about graduation rates and… Continue Reading U.S. Department of Education launches revised College Scorecard
In the last two weeks, both the SAGE test results and the 2015 ACT report “The Condition of College and Career Readiness” show more Utah students… Continue Reading Utah higher ed leaders support Higher Ed for Higher Standards