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The Imperial Way
Noam Chomsky – American Decline in Perspective, Part 2 Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com In the years of conscious, self-inflicted decline at home, “losses” continued to mount elsewhere. In the past decade,… Read more
Open sesame! Taking university education to the world via the web
The word “open” has grown educational wings over the past decade. From the British Open University, which enrolled its first students in 1971, the concept has expanded to mean various… Read more
In China, Private Colleges, Universities Multiply To Meet Higher Education Demand
Hundreds of private colleges and universities have opened in China in the past decade in response to soaring demand for higher education in the world’s most populous nation. The growing… Read more
Does The Online Education Revolution Mean The Death Of The Diploma?
Education is changing, and it’s changing fast. Anyone can put together a personalized educational experience via digital textbooks accessible by iPad, video learning from top university faculty, or peer-led discussion…. Read more
NASA-MUST Program Aims To Propel Students Into STEM Disciplines
For Rigoberto Lopez, a mechanical engineering student at Texas A&M University, a simple sojourn through cyberspace eventually led him to the surface of Mars. The trip toward the rocky Martian… Read more
For the White House, Consumer Choice Only Goes So Far
This week, the White House announced its plan to boost taxpayer-funded subsidies for “green” energy vehicles like the Chevy Volt, offering buyers a $10,000 tax incentive to help tickle their… Read more
More than 200 teachers sign up to leave school district
FORT WORTH — More than 200 educators turned in their separation paperwork Wednesday to take advantage of an offer from the Fort Worth school district that could mean up to… Read more
The Desperate Need for Market Forces in Education
by Matthew Ladner – Mark J. Perry provides a fantastic illustration of the tremendous power of market forces to improve the human condition. If a picture is worth a thousand words, here is… Read more
Going for the Gold
John Merrow – After 37 years with NPR and PBS, I’ve finally come to my senses. I have had it with the non-profit world. It’s my turn to make the… Read more
More HISD students ready for college, Grier says
Recent test scores show that the Houston Independent School District is doing a better job of preparing students for college, Superintendent Terry Grier said Tuesday. The number of students who… Read more
