Could a curriculum based on the Cowboy Code (do what has to be done, ride for the brand) help at-risk kids succeed in school? (Joanne Jacobs)
OMG, if teens say they won’t even consider a job where they can’t Facebook, is it time for a little reality check on the World of Work? (High School Connections)
If, as one Tennessee football player puts it, “You don’t want to go to a college where they ain’t pretty,” are the UT hostesses’ off-campus trips violating NCAA rules? (The New York Times)
Will LAUSD “see homeless teachers” as a result of a proposed pay cut, as one union vice president claims? McCluskey says: think again. (Cato @ Liberty)
There’s a lot of talk about the future of higher education these days. What’s Pat Callan’s take? (Taking Note)







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