Diane Ravitch describes the well-orchestrated PR campaign that largely shapes the “policy debate” about common core in K12. The same sort of thing goes on
Know the Bandwagon You are Jumping on
Its boosters are certain that competency-based education is the next “disruptive innovation” in higher education. This article in the Chronicle of Higher Education is a
Administrative Expansion and Faculty Contraction: Not a New Story
This article on the inordinate growth of higher ed administration was getting a lot of Twitter action yesterday though it’s from February. We wrote about
The Conversation about Free College Continues
This NPR piece does a pretty good job of getting on the table the tangle of issues that surrounds the cost of education question. If
Hampshire Dumps SAT for Real
I am not on the “standardized tests are worthless” bandwagon, but you’ll get no argument from me if you claim they are a big part
FAFSA Dreams
Mention “FAFSA” to people in certain circles and you’ll get an earful coming back at you. FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid;
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