Brookings Institute compared median salaries of graduates with the expected median salaries of a like pool (for the same college) without having attended college. Here are the results I took away for highly selected colleges, given in expected percentage increase. I also give the median mid-career salaries from the study. Note: Some schools didn’t have […]
Archives for August 2015
Highly Selective Schools That Add Value (Only Counting Money Here, But It’s a Measurable Proxy For Education)
August 18, 2015 by
Standardized Tests (For Colleges, Through K-12 Students) Is the Answer
August 15, 2015 by
An ill-conceived boycott could damage educational reform and undermine the Common Core standards. Source: Opting Out of Standardized Tests Isn’t the Answer – The New York Times I’m a former math professor. The k-12 problem is obvious – and testing can fix it, but not the way most people think. The problem is not the […]
What I Would Ask the Candidates About College
August 11, 2015 by
Young Americans buried by student loans want fresh thinking from presidential candidates on the crisis. Source: Democrats Offer Ways to Make College Affordable – The New York Times My questions: The fundamental problem in higher education today is not affordability. It’s ACCOUNTABLITY – or, rather the lack of it. The real questions for each candidate […]
CORRECTION: Link to Article Referred to in the Post: A Prudent College Path
August 11, 2015 by
Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional)
August 10, 2015 by
Just a few years after the recession caused widespread layoffs for teachers, school districts now find themselves with numerous job vacancies and few qualified candidates to choose from. Source: Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional I don’t know if this will be good or bad. It could be bad if colleges irresponsibly […]
A Prudent College Path?
August 9, 2015 by
The article is about new “honors” colleges in public schools, but I don’t take anything on its surface. Here is my comment. Beware of wolves in “sheepskin” clothing, no matter how freshened up that clothing may seem. Here is why I worry in this case. First, there is the general performance of the schools […]
William Deresiewicz’s Incisive Observation Taken to Its Logical Conclusion
How college sold its soul to the market Source: [Essay] | The Neoliberal Arts, by William Deresiewicz | Harper’s Magazine I commented. To truly change higher education, the critical observation that college is neoliberal, needs to be followed to its logical conclusion. What has damned higher education in America is the neoliberalist view of colleges […]