With our "Interesting Reads" blog posts, the EDUCAUSE Policy Office highlights recent articles on federal policy issues and developments that are directly relevant to members or provide insights on higher education policy in general.
- "The Fruits of Collaboration," Inside Higher Ed, September 25, 2017. (The University Innovation Alliance is sharing data, ideas, and practices to help more low-income students graduate and is expected to surpass its goals)
- "Education Data Legislation Review: 2017 State Activity," Data Quality Campaign, September 26, 2017. (DQC analyzes state legislation in 2017 that addressed education data — its use, collection, and reporting)
- "Inside Digital Learning: Online Education in Question," Inside Higher Ed, September 27, 2017. (Inside Higher Ed provides several articles on digital learning in higher education)
- "2 New Hires by the Education Department," Inside Higher Ed, September 27, 2017. (ED announced two new senior staff hires — Michael Wooten and Leonard Hayes)
- "NIST to Release Overhauled Risk Management Framework Thursday," The Hill, September 27, 2017. (NIST Fellow Ronald Ross announced that the agency would be releasing an updated version of its risk-management framework on Thursday)
EDUCAUSE Policy tracks and analyzes the issues likely to have the greatest impact on higher education IT and works with members to inform public and campus policy development.