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James Madison on Education and Democracy
James Madison on Education and Democracy
Sadly, in today’s world of higher education, the institutions that Madison trusted to “diffuse knowledge” have used that trust to take knowledge, money and fam...
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Online Courses MOOC
Online Courses MOOC
In my post http://www.inside-higher-ed.com/how-does-your-course-compare/, there is a link to MIT’s OpenCouresWare. These are MIT courses that the university has put online for the...
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Covid-19 Vaccination Distribution
Covid-19 Vaccination Distribution
The link below gives a good explanation about why it is important that the positivity rate is low. First, here is my take. (Keep in mind that I’m not a statistician, ...
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David Brooks on Education
David Brooks on Education
David Brooks is on to something https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/opinion/scandinavia-education.html, but we need to start with basics. I commented,
Did you say we need to c...
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Opinion Piece in NY Times on Higher Ed
Opinion Piece in NY Times on Higher Ed
I commented as follows:
The point about college completion rates between generations is greatly magnified by two factors. In that same time period, (1) amount o...
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Community Colleges Work to Keep Students – Maybe Danger Ahead?
Community Colleges Work to Keep Students – Maybe Danger Ahead?
There is an informative article in the WSJ,
Community Colleges Try to Revamp Image to Keep Students In Bid to Boost Graduation Rates, Sch...