Historical Archives
Inside Higher Ed, among other sources, has been reporting on several incidents of institutions gaming the US News and World Report ranking system. No one should be surprised, today’s report says, especially when the stakes are so high. These incidents dovetail nicely with my own recent thoughts about college expectations for my kids. My brother-in-law…
Yesterday, I had the great pleasure of visiting the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. I’ve been following the development and progress of this schools via its principal, Chris Lehmann’s blog. I’m not a K-12 educator, but I like to frequently remind myself and others, that the students currently going through K-12 will eventually be our…
A Fighter for Colleges That Have Everything but Status – New York Times I have other things on my mind, but I ran into this article this morning which mentioned my own alma mater as a place that changes lives. I’m not sure if that was true of my school 20 years ago, but maybe…
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