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The Washington Monthly New College Rankings Are Out—Including Some That Are Actually Useful
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Dominick Reuter / Reuters The Future of Elite Schools in the Trump Era (and the Future of Blogging)
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Michelle McLoughlin / Reuters The Early Decision Racket, Redux
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Budget Challenges at a Remarkable Mississippi School
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Wikimedia A Small Bit of Positive News From China
Some reformers in China feel defeated. Here are four young people who are full of hope.
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More on Chinese and American Schools
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Chinese and American Education: First-Hand Compare-and-Contrast
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The President of Maine Maritime Weighs In
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Another Look at Maine Maritime: Who Is Providing Value, to Whom, and How?
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Another Honor for Maine Maritime Academy, at an Important Time
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Hugh Calkins
An example of applying energy, abilities, and leverage to the public good. We can't have enough of these examples.
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East Mississippi Community College Raj Shaunak and the Economic Boom in Eastern Mississippi
It's one thing to draw high-skill, high-wage jobs to a place that has historically lacked opportunities. It's something else altogether to find people qualified to fill them. A local answer to a national question.
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Emancipation Day Commemoration in Eastern Mississippi
"It's not a black thing. It's not a white thing. It's an American thing."
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James Fallows High School in Southern Georgia: What 'Career Technical' Education Looks Like
A school that is famous for football is notable in an entirely different way.
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Robert Gates at Texas A&M, c/o Aggie Insurgency As We Switch From Superbowl to Sochi ...
When in doubt, try French.
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'Cal: There's an App for That!'
'Who wouldn't rather attend Wolverine U?'
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Some People Like the New UC Logo!
The pepper-spraying cop as design inspiration?
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Hot Off the Press: Latest 'Washington Monthly' College Rankings
'We're Number 11!' The new cheer from Cambridge, Mass.
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A Little Taiwanese Animation to Start the Year Off Right
Good news for cash-strapped U.S. universities: paying customers pouring in from across the Pacific!
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Very Much Worth Reading: Washington Monthly's 'Real' College Rankings
Wondering which American colleges are "best"? Here's a good place to start.
