Higher Education, Liberal Arts and Shakespeare – NYTimes.com

Higher Education, Liberal Arts and Shakespeare - NYTimes.com. My comment: First, liberal arts is not a luxury. Try this for starters. When you try to move up the corporate ladder, you are not going to get many chances to ask higher ups what … [Continue reading]

Excellent Essay on College Truth – Should Be Required Reading

This essay by Kevin Carey is excellent. How to Raise a University’s Profile: Pricing and Packaging - NYTimes.com. I commented, but just to add to the information in the essay. Thank you, Mr. Carey. This essay should be required reading for … [Continue reading]

How Much Research Really Costs? Look at That New Building (Or Whatever) To See

Most people are not aware that research universities negotiate an "overhead rate" with the government.  The simplest way to understand that is this example. Professor X gets a $1,000,000 grant.  The grant pays her salary and benefits, and the … [Continue reading]

US News On Retention – Say What?

From page 70 of the 2015 "rankings": "...The higher the proportion of freshmen who return...and eventually graduate, the better a school most likely is at offering the classes and services that students need to succeed..." Oh, if it were true.  … [Continue reading]

New Federal Teacher Preparation Rules Need to Focus on Content Preparation

(For other posts on this topic see the category for "Fed Teacher..." on the right.) The public comment period is now over.  I submitted the following suggestion.   (This is the link to all public comments.)   My recommendation addresses … [Continue reading]

New Federal College Ratings

A link to the website that describes the rules and for making comments on them can be found on my new  page, where you can find the comments I submitted. … [Continue reading]

I Answer: More than 4 out of 5 students graduate without a job. How could colleges change that? – The Washington Post

More than 4 out of 5 students graduate without a job. How could colleges change that? - The Washington Post. "...How Could Colleges Change That?..."  I can guarantee two things. (1) They could change "that" by not scamming people by telling … [Continue reading]

IMPROVING BLOG ORGANIZATION

I will be trying to organize this blog better than it presently it.  It might take awhile, but I hope to make it much easier for users to follow a topic.  I will have subcategories and will be careful with tags. In the future, I will try to use … [Continue reading]

Can Students Have Too Much Tech? – NYTimes.com

FYI Can Students Have Too Much Tech? - NYTimes.com. … [Continue reading]