From The New York Times Magazine: Americans Are Losing Faith in the Value of College. Whose Fault Is That?
For most people, the new economics of higher ed make going to college a risky bet.
For most people, the new economics of higher ed make going to college a risky bet.
The Supreme Court ruled in Biden v. Nebraska that Biden didn’t have authorization to forgive student debt under the Heroes Act.
College algebra is a requirement at most universities, but one in three college students fails the course. The Kansas Board of Regents is exploring a new system that would align math requirements to a student’s field of study.
Between the sky-high cost and student loan burden, more students are taking a closer look at college’s return on investment.
The fear among my stamp of college football fans is that the tournament awards the game and not the campaign, and makes everything worse
Just another fan’s opinion on how to weave College Football’s bowl tradition with a more robust playoff system.
One of our nephews is starting his Freshman year come September. What do college freshmen need these days for getting ready for college.
In a very rare 8-1 ruling alignment that saw Chief Justice Roberts as the lone dissent, the Supreme Court ruled that students could seek nominal damages against Gwinnett College for violating their 1st Amendment rights.
This “abstinence only” model for college socialization is not only destined to fail, but also it ignores the mental and psychological strains
My undergrad alma mater sent out an e-mail blast announcing their plan to reopen in the fall with “mostly” in person classes.
My special little diner that I enjoyed from the mid-90’s to now is going away. Sigh.
A top priority of any free college fan has to be cost containment. Here’s an idea.
Feel free to enter our Ordinary Times competitive bracket pool for NCAA Basketball Tournament
It’s not that Walter Kaufmann’s Faith of a Heretic saved my life. But it made it easier.
Tennessee State football player Christion Abercrombie in critical condition after head injury necessitated emergency brain surgery, according to reports.
Check out this Edsource story on the California State University system’s announcement of its intent to abandon the “strategy” of remedial courses.
At last! I thought. CSU was finally telling low-skilled applicants to attend adult education or community college. Hahahaha. Five years of education policy writing just isn’t enough time to become properly cynical.
CSU is not ending its practice of accepting students who aren’t capable of college work. CSU has ended its practice of remediating students who aren’t capable of college work. It makes such students feel “unwelcome.” Students who aren’t capable of doing college work are getting the impression that they don’t really belong at college.
And so, CSU is going to give students who can’t do college work college credit for the classes they take trying to become ready for college.
Understand that the CSU system has been accepting these students for over 30 years. CSU used to offer unlimited remediation until 1996. After taxpayers protested, CSU passed regulations reducing remediation efforts to one year and vowed to ultimately eliminate all remediation by 2001. But alas, when 2001 came along, ending remediation would dramatically reduce black and Hispanic enrollment, so the deadline was extended to 2007. (Cite ) But 2007 came along and things were even worse. After that, well, California ended its high school exit examination and retroactively awarded diplomas to all the students who hadn’t been able to pass it. Why bother? CSU was accepting students who didn’t have the diploma anyway.
So, CSU decided on a new “strategy”, defining “college readiness” as “student is earning us tuition dollars”. They’re even looking at ending any sort of reliance on California’s version of the Smarter Balanced test, the Early Assessment rating that California has used for years to guide high schools towards getting their students ready for college.