USA Today has an article http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/03/how-higher-education-pays/2755345/ that has some findings that I think are (unintentionally) misleading. It relied too much on gross dats. Here is what I wrote. Is … [Continue reading]
Important Paper on Value of Good Teacher May Be a Game Changer
August 30, 2013 by
If the news in this WSJ article is true, I think it could be very important. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324324404579043311787197976.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Dcomments "If it is really true that … [Continue reading]
College Rankings – Added My Own Ranking Based On Quality Undergrad. Education
August 27, 2013 by
My personal college rankings have been placed on the page "college rankings". You can download the spreadsheet. … [Continue reading]
What If Your Family Is Not Elite And You Go To A “Consumer-Oriented” Elite College?
August 26, 2013 by
Let's say you want to be an engineer. Say you take a faux-physics course and a faux-calculus course, etc... What will be the difference between you and some of your colleagues from elite families? (I will speak of the "average" you and the … [Continue reading]
Obama Administration Proposes to Make Colleges More Affordable and Accountable
August 22, 2013 by
The Obama Administration will "...announce a set of ambitious proposals..." today, according to an article in today's New York Times. … [Continue reading]
Need for Math to Study Econ – Excellent Description – But…
August 21, 2013 by
The post, http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/08/the-complete-guide-to-getting-into-an-economics-phd-program/278773/#comments , in The Atlantic gives a careful description of how much math is needed in econimics, except for one flaw. … [Continue reading]
New York’s Mayor Boomberg Is Focusing Responsibility Where It Mostly Belongs
August 14, 2013 by
According to today's NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/nyregion/new-york-issuing-scorecards-on-teacher-colleges.html?pagewanted=1&tntemail0=y&_r=1&emc=edit_tnt_20130814 Mayor Bloomberg is holding universities responsible for … [Continue reading]
Follow the Money
August 6, 2013 by
Good article about student loan defaults. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323420604578650420166447266.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Dcomments About 22% of those not in school are either in default or forbearance. … [Continue reading]
Employers Want Tests for Graduates According to WSJ
They don't trust grades. Here is the article http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323980604579029143959843818.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Dcomments … [Continue reading]