I think it is good that the agreement between Starbucks and ASU is getting attention, but Op-Ed's like this one worry me considerably. I worry that there will be too many opinions written by people that don't have a deep knowledge about higher … [Continue reading]
Obama Advisor Also on Wrong Track – Worry About Student Education, Not Student Loans
June 15, 2014 by
I wanted to comment further on the article in the previous post. "We are loaning too much money, that, in far too many cases, just goes to fill college coffers. In the meantime, the poor, uneducated "consumer" (once quaintly know as a "student"), … [Continue reading]
A Bad Assumption By an Obama Admin. Advisor
June 15, 2014 by
SUSAN DYNARSKI is a professor of economics, education and public policy at the University of Michigan. She has advised the Obama administration on the findings of her student-aid policy research. She wrote this piece in the New York … [Continue reading]
Why Isn’t the Government Collecting Debt From Colleges That Default on Education, Too?
June 14, 2014 by
Here is an article from today's WSJ Student Debt Takes a Bite Out of More Paychecks - WSJ. Here are my thoughts. "For many colleges, students are just a funnel for funds. Nowadays, colleges ask, "What can students do for my school?", not … [Continue reading]
“Cal court rules teacher tenure creates impermissible unequal conditions” What about “teacher uneducation”?
June 12, 2014 by
California court rules teacher tenure creates impermissible unequal conditions - The Washington Post. Also, several papers and magazines published opinion pieces. I basically repeated this comment. I want as many people as possible to understand … [Continue reading]
Great N Y Times Piece by David Leonhardt
June 10, 2014 by
This is really good and raises the right question. I explain what I mean by that in my comment posted below. A Case Study in Lifting College Attendance - NYTimes.com. "Thank you, Mr. Leohardt! By putting a face on a big problem in education; … [Continue reading]
Brooklyn College Graduates Step In to Depressing Job Market? No, Brooklyn College Appears to Teach Little.
June 9, 2014 by
Brooklyn College Graduates Step In to Depressing Job Market - NYTimes.com. Even their top graduate is having trouble. To get a degree in business, management and finance at Brooklyn College, two math courses are required: Calculus I, and, … [Continue reading]
NY Times Might Start to See That Time Matters
June 8, 2014 by
Starting Out Behind - NYTimes.com. In the above editorial, the Times makes comparisons between1970 and 2012. They see that young people did better in 1970 (with fewer having gone to college), but I'm not sure that they are ready to say that … [Continue reading]
Starbucks to Subsidize Workers’ Online Degrees – WSJ
My gut feel is that this will be good. The only problem I have is that I don't know much about Arizona State University's programs, and whether they offer a good education. Starbucks to Subsidize Workers' Online Degrees - WSJ. I … [Continue reading]