Education officials said the decline in scores was unexpected, but could be related to changes ushered in by the Common Core standards. Source: Nationwide Test Shows Dip in Students’ Math Abilities – The New York Times I commented as follows. The major reason for poor math performance is clear to me. It’s due to unscrupulous […]
Archives for October 2015
Nationwide Test Shows Dip in Students’ Math Abilities (NY Times) I Say, It’s Not Going to Stop Until It’s Stopped
October 28, 2015 by
Can You Get Smarter? I Saw It All the Time
October 25, 2015 by
An Admissions Surprise (Or a Marketing Ploy?)
October 18, 2015 by
Exclusive schools say they want more diversity. Will a new application process really get them there? Source: An Admissions Surprise From the Ivy League – The New York Times I commented. Since my comments use – as examples – Washington University’s Chancellor Mark Wrighton and Provost Holden Thorp, here are links to closely related stories about […]
Link to Wash. U. Leaders’ Comments on Aid to Low Income Students
October 18, 2015 by
Link to Repayment Data
October 13, 2015 by
Outraged By For-Profits? What About the Rest?
October 13, 2015 by
The industry has been excoriated for preying on the poor, veterans and minorities, charging exorbitant fees for degrees that mostly don’t deliver promised jobs and skills. Source: For-Profit Colleges Accused of Fraud Still Receive U.S. Funds – The New York Times I tried to point out the rest with this comment. The government’s problem is […]
“Is Money Corrupting Research?” Corrupt People Corrupt Research.
October 10, 2015 by
Elizabeth Warren was right to expose the academic-financial complex. Source: Is Money Corrupting Research? – The New York Times It’s not money. It’s corrupt people that are corrupting research – and higher education. I know. I have seen lives and careers almost destroyed by these people. Money helps, though for them the money is just […]
Student Debt Is Worse Than You Think – The New York Times
October 8, 2015 by
Why Pretend?
October 7, 2015 by
Data on non-repayment rates shows a new dimension of the problem, particularly with for-profit colleges and historically black institutions. Source: Student Debt Is Worse Than You Think – The New York Times I had to take the opportunity to comment that “The Academic-Financial Complex runs what I call a “pass-through” scheme. I understand the academic part well […]
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