Education
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New College Rankings Are Out—Including Some That Are Actually Useful
As a one-time staff editor of The Washington Monthly magazine, I am biased in favor of that plucky enterprise and…
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The Future of Elite Schools in the Trump Era (and the Future of Blogging)
A few days ago, for no intended reason, I came across this remarkable off-the-cuff essay from back in 2011 by…
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The Early Decision Racket, Redux
To take your mind off politics, at least politics of the national-election variety, let’s take a look back on some…
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Budget Challenges at a Remarkable Mississippi School
Over the past two years my wife Deb and I have reported frequently on the remarkable Mississippi School for Mathematics…
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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
Two days ago I mentioned an interesting site by a high school student named Jocelyn Reckford, who had spent…
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Chinese and American Education: First-Hand Compare-and-Contrast
The American public is hearing a lot about the values imparted by U.S. education at the moment, from…
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The President of Maine Maritime Weighs In
Here's the back story: In our American Futures reports from Down East Maine, my wife Deb and I wrote…
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Another Look at Maine Maritime: Who Is Providing Value, to Whom, and How?
Two days ago I mentioned the welcome news that the Maine Maritime Academy, which John Tierney had written about extensively…
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Another Honor for Maine Maritime Academy, at an Important Time
In our American Futures dispatches from Down East Maine, John Tierney did several reports (collected here) about the Maine…
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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.
