Polymath's Guide to News and Ideas
Changing the Tuition Discussion
INSIDE HIGHER ED :If tuition policy is a vexed question in normal budget years for public universities, it will be especially challenging to discuss public policy on the subject this year... READ MORE
Why Michelle Rhee gets its wrong
IDEAS AND THOUGHTS FROM AN EDTECH : I’ve been opposed to the use of standardized testing as accountability tools for a long time. Not as passionately and strongly as some but in principle, the use of one time testing to determine the fate of schools and students... READ MORE
New MacArthur Study: Must Read for Educators
WEBLOGG-ED : New media allow for a degree of freedom and autonomy for youth that is less apparent in classroom setting. Youth respect one another’s authority online, and they are often more motivated to learn from peers than from adults... READ MORE
With Students Flocking Online, Will Faculty Follow?
INSIDE HIGHER ED :The current model of higher education was several centuries in the making. That leaves colleges adapting to online learning, a viable option for only about a decade, with a monumental game of catch-up... READ MORE
India's Colleges Battle a Thicket of Red Tape
WALL STREET JOURNAL :P.M. D'Mello, the principal of a pharmacy college here, wants to double student enrollment, fill the empty space in her building and help remedy the shortage of skilled workers that plagues India's economy... READ MORE
Blogging and Tenure
EMPIRICAL LEGAL STUDIES :Over the years, a lot has been written about the risks of blogging during your pre-tenure years. See, most recently, Verity Winship, "Blogging without Tenure... READ MORE
Make education an early priority in administration
HOUSTON CHRONICLE :At the end of his stirring acceptance speech in Chicago on Nov.ember 4, President-elect Barack Obama said that this is the time "to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids" and "to reclaim the American dream... READ MORE
Obama and World of Warcraft
TWEENTEACHER.COM :Where were you when? It’s a question I asked my readers and my classes the day after the election, and you know what answer I heard the most often? Ironforge ... READ MORE
U.S. colleges scour China for top students
WWW.UPI.COM :Harvard, Stanford and other top U.S. colleges say they're actively recruiting China's best high school students and offering them full scholarships... READ MORE
Bill Gates, US Superintendent of Schools
EDUWONKETTE :Few things cause skoolboy to laugh out loud uncontrollably, but this line from a story filed by Elizabeth Green at GothamSchools hit the spot... READ MORE