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Laura Speer, a math teacher at Walton, instructs an algebra class targeted at students who will pursue a liberal arts track in college. The course culminates with students taking a College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam, offered by the College Board… Speer supplemented her algebra curriculum with a free course from Modern States Education Alliance, […]
Nobody should be denied a college education for lack of money. However, as evidenced by student debt exceeding $1.5 trillion, college affordability is a major issue for students and their families. The Modern States philanthropy has created a tool to address the college cost problem: a digital public library of great online college courses at […]
In 2012, at the height of the MOOC craze, Klinsky, a venture capitalist and philanthropist, decided the nation needed a new, innovation-focused accreditor that would recognize specific courses for credit. So he joined forces with a former ED official, David A. Bergeron, then at the Center for American Progress, and set about creating one.
New Tampa resident Quinn Ignatowicz made national headlines this week for earning college credit following his performance on a college-level exam. He’s 11, and his performance on the test came just a few weeks after he finished fifth grade.
So how can your child fill the gap between your expectations and what he or she can realistically contribute? Modern States Education Alliance, a New York City-based nonprofit organization, has a solution — and is paying for it. The nonprofit group was founded and funded by Steve Klinsky, chief executive of the private-equity firm New […]
Free college: Modern States offers tuition-free, high quality courses online from top institutions for college credit. The courses prepare students for Advanced Placement and CLEP exams which are accepted for credit by more than 2,900 colleges and universities. Courses, textbooks and materials are free; all you need is internet access. Students who pass eight exams […]
The cornerstone of the American dream is the ability to succeed in life regardless of one’s family of origin. And, for most people, that requires a college education. Unfortunately, recent research shows that the most reliable ticket to the middle class—a college degree—is rather difficult for students from low-income families to obtain. While this problem […]
As Americans have watched the cost of traditional college and even the cost of preparation for college rise astronomically over the years, the result has been crushing student loan debt. It has also sadly shattered the dream of even attending college for millions of students. Steve Klinsky, investor, active philanthropist and long-time education reformer conceived […]
High school students in the Olathe Public Schools will be able to earn college credit this summer by taking business-oriented tests on June 28… A score of 50 (out of 80) on the exams will ensure college credit for students at Kansas State University, the University of Kansas, Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, […]
The college admissions season — when 18-year-olds choose where they will spend the next four years. For many, the classic college experience includes living on campus, pulling all-nighters at the university library, and partying with friends, all while growing into adulthood. But more than half of those attending undergraduate institutions in the United States are not 18–22-year-olds, […]
Within 24 hours of writing about the new on-line start up https://www.onlinedegree.com I heard about two other private efforts to offer free tuition on-line education. First, I learned of the philanthropy Modern States Education Alliance, whose Freshman Year for Free program has attracted 60,000 students in less than a year. It has a neat, innovative […]
ExcelinEd Chairman and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush recently praised the online learning platform, Modern States, touting its ability to both serve as an “on-ramp” to college for lower-income students and to reduce higher education costs for states. Bush recommends that governors across the country embrace and advertise the website, founded by education entrepreneur Steve […]
