HIGHLIGHTS

Budget cuts put state economies at risk

A recent report from the Center of Budget and Policy Priorities shows clearly how the deep cuts sustained by public colleges and universities has endangered state economies. Learn more.

Work-Study: How will cuts affect your students?

Soon sequestration's effects will extend to the federal work-study program. Find out how many of your students will lose this critical support.

NEA Seeks U.S. DOL Unemployment Insurance Clarification

NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, on behalf of NEA adjunct members, wrote to the Department of Labor seeking additional guidance on the law that first brought higher education faculty within the unemployment insurance program in the Employment Security Amendments of 1970, which required states to provide coverage to persons working in certain non-profit institutions and to professionals working in public colleges and universities. Read more.

What's the story with MOOCs?

Affordability and accessibility is a good thing -- but so would be assurances around the quality of massive, open, online courses, the latest thing in public higher education. Read more.

WIA? Don't be MIA

Learn what's going on with the reauthorization of the landmark Workforce Investment Act, the law that steers money and resources to job training programs at community colleges. Why did Democrats walk out of their committee meeting en masse? Learn here.

Obama's College Score Cards

What information would make these more useful for college applicants and their parents? How about the percentage of faculty working on part-time, contingent contracts? Read more.

Take the pledge: Campuses Not Cuts

Sequestration -- across-the-board, mandatory spending cuts to federal budgets -- have been activated. Now NEA Higher Ed members must continue to advocate for their students and programs. Learn what you can do to help.

For more news from the NEA Office of Higher Education, go here.