The Least Economically Diverse Top College, Seeking to Change - NYTimes.com. I added this. "...an existing financial aid budget of $100 million..." Be careful about the definition of "financial aid". Here is a good explanation from the … [Continue reading]
Part III of: Washington U. in St. Louis “Says” It’s On Board Now With Aid to All Talented People
Part II of: Washington U. in St. Louis “Says” It’s On Board Now With Aid to All Talented People
The Least Economically Diverse Top College, Seeking to Change - NYTimes.com. I replied to the following comment - which is interesting. Transparancy wrote Wash U has been labeled Coddle University for some time. That fact must be known by the … [Continue reading]
Washington U. in St. Louis “Says” It’s On Board Now With Aid to All Talented People
Here is the story. The Least Economically Diverse Top College, Seeking to Change - NYTimes.com. But it says lots of things. Look here or here or here or here or here or here or here or just do a search for them on this blog. Here was the … [Continue reading]
Community College Comments On: Expanding Community College Access – NYTimes.com.
I'm going to start posting excerpts from comments on news article that I worry are warnings, and that seem to substantiate what I have seen elsewhere. I'm doing this because I don't have personal experience with those colleges and need to rely on … [Continue reading]
“Expanding Community College Access” or University Revenues
This is from the Editorial Board Expanding Community College Access - NYTimes.com. I commented. As a former math professor, I have seen firsthand how past attempts to expand education only expanded "degrees", while limiting education, … [Continue reading]
Groucho Again. This Time on “Playing College Moneyball – NYTimes.com”
Playing College Moneyball - NYTimes.com. I wrote, " "...universities are simply not built to run a multibillion-dollar entertainment industry..." Dean Quincy Adams Wagstaff had a solution for that. GROUCHO (Dean Quincy Adams Wagstaff ): … [Continue reading]
Playing College Moneyball – NYTimes.com
Playing College Moneyball - NYTimes.com. I commented on what I think was Mr. Nocera's misunderstanding of what universities are now "built" for. " '...universities are simply not built to run a multibillion-dollar entertainment … [Continue reading]
Obama’s free community college tuition plan: Four questions – The Washington Post PLUS ONE FROM ME
Obama’s free community college tuition plan: Four questions - The Washington Post. Here is what I wrote. Here is the most important question: What will this do to quality? Will we start paying universities to mint new community college … [Continue reading]


If We Don’t Test Students, How Will We Know Which Colleges Don’t Teach?
Duncan lays out priorities for education law: Testing, preschool funding, teacher evals - The Washington Post. I commented. I'm a former math professor. I have seen firsthand why so many high school students don't have a chance to learn. It all … [Continue reading]