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Unintended, Unforeseen Consequences
The challenges surrounding the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) plan to replace principals at underperforming schools across the nation (New York Times: “U.S. Plan to Replace Principals Hits Snag:...
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A Must Read
A huge public thank you to Paul Krugman for his outstanding defense of academic freedom in Monday’s New York Times. As an untenured professor and regular blogger, I am eternally grateful that he — at...
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A View from the Right in a Left-Leaning Tower
What follows is a GUEST POST by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student Robert Kelchen. I have had the privilege of working with Robert since 2008; we have co-authored two articles, including...
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Things That Make Me Go Hmm….(Part 1)
Sincerest apologies for the silence on our blog. The summer has wound down, school is starting, federal grant deadlines are approaching–and most importantly, our son just started 4-year-old...
View ArticleTitle Your Study with Care
Today’s New York Times features an article on a new study on residential segregation by Edward Glaeser of Harvard, and Jacob Vigdor of Duke University. I’d like to draw your attention to what the...
View ArticleThe MOOC Industrial Complex
These days, every education reform movement seems to generate profit for multiple partners. Take No Child Left Behind, the latest testing and accountability regime. As many scholars have documented,...
View ArticleWhat Have We Done to the Talented Poor?
Sunday’s New York Times carried a front page story on a crisis in American higher education. I think that’s excellent, and I’m thrilled for Caroline Hoxby and Chris Avery, whose research is featured....
View ArticleNet Price Confusion
Today’s NY Times notes the importance of considering the net price families pay for college, not the sticker price, using an example from Wisconsin. Specifically, in a column by David Leonhardt,...
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Lessons for Higher Ed from Health Care
The New York Times has been running a terrific series helping to illustrate why costs of healthcare in this country are so incredibly out of control. Today’s story is masterful in the way it breaks...
View ArticleComments on the 15 Credit Pell Grant Requirement
In today’s New York Times, three highly-respected higher education analysts (Sandy Baum, Kristin Conklin, and Nate Johnson) make the case that the current formulation of the federal Pell Grant...
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