A California bill would let students take required online courses when on-campus versions are full. It’s a useful step forward.
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Tag Archives: Education
Is There A Right To Hold A Public Office?
In Georgia, deposed school officials claim property rights in their jobs. This turns the concept of public service upside down.
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College May Be Pricey, But Not Priceless
Laws of supply and demand are becoming more than academic theories on college campuses. Some schools are freezing their prices.
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Why My Cousin Went To Prison
Prison education works. Our ambivalence about rehabilitation versus punishment gets in the way.
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Charter Schools And Vouchers Getting Results
When publicly funded charter schools start drawing students away from private schools, the charters must be doing something right.
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Publishers Perish: Ending Unjustified Subsidies For The University Press
As students face mounting debt, many professors continue to publish their work through a subsidized university press.
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While We Focus On Overweight Kids, Others Go Hungry
Schools can’t make fast progress against childhood obesity, but they can do a lot about childhood hunger. We should feed more kids more often.
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The Learning Disability That Wasn’t
Shortly after our older daughter enrolled in a new public school for second grade, my wife and I were summoned …
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The Best Things In Life Are Worth Paying For
Air and water are not free. Neither is education.
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