This annual report, in its seventh edition, found that Education Management Organizations (EMOs) tend to focus on managing charter primary schools and on enrolling relatively large numbers of students in those schools. Fifty-nine EMOs operate in 24 states and the District of Columbia, enrolling some 239,766 students. The report is the most…

Discusses how Kaplan, the test-preparation company, has purchased 41 for-profit higher education institutions in less than two years, thereby becoming an industry player. (EV)

A college or university's general approach to students and student support services, as reflected in its institutional vision, can serve to advocate the adoption of one type of advising structure, approach, and delivery system over another. A content analysis of a nationwide sample of institutional vision statements from NACADA-membership colleges…

The author tells how to establish and use an advisory board in a postsecondary training institution. (CH)

Indicates that research is needed about proprietary schools in two areas: a database of information about career schools and students in specific areas so that institutional planners can make good decisions; and information on current and prospective students. (JOW)

The purpose of this hearing was to examine the effectiveness and enforcement of Federal laws that exist to prevent fraud and abuse in for-profit education. Testifying before the Committee were: the Honorable Maxine Waters (D-CA), Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives; Thomas A. Carter, Deputy Inspector General, Department of Education,…

This study developed a profile of regionally accredited for-profit institutions of higher education, studying their characteristics, whether there are regional differences in the characteristics of for-profit institutions, and whether there is a business strategy surrounding regional accreditation that suggests it is valued by owners above other…

Describes how for-profit education companies see advanced degrees for school teachers as a growth market (EV)

Describes for-profit U.S. schools, focusing on the University of Phoenix, Arizona, and DeVry University, the largest for-profit schools in the country. Notes that these schools are in fierce competition with community colleges, regional state universities, and private schools. Notes that opponents complain that such schools are operated as…

Discusses the why and how of evaluating occupational textbooks. (JOW)

Describes how 5 executives turned 16 proprietary schools that belonged to an ailing business into a thriving new enterprise--Corinthian Schools. Suggests that some public community colleges can learn from the lessons presented. (JOW)

Uses data from the National Study of Postsecondary Faculty to provide overview data on all faculty and instructional staff in public and private not-for-profit 2-year-and-above postsecondary institutions, as well as more detailed data on those who have duties involving instruction for which students receive credit. (Author/SLD)

Private and public 2-year technical colleges survive side-by-side within the same communities. However, little is known about their characteristics, similarities and differences. The question is whether the 2-year technical institutions are duplicating each other, or are they significantly different in their missions, admission requirements,…

This article examines the connection between religion and literacy efforts on behalf of girls and young women in the early nineteenth-century United States by looking at the rapid proliferation of Catholic convent academies and the anti-Catholic sentiment that spurred the growth of proprietary academies, such as those of Mary Lyon and Catharine…