Quick Hits (3.13.12)

‘Higher education monopoly is crumbling as we speak.’ And universities that don’t change or adapt to online courses offered through new programs, like MITx or Udacity, will be the U.S. Leather Company of this generation (i.e. gone), argues Education Sector’s Kevin Carey. (The New Republic)

Even his mother-in-law wants answers. A UCLA professor has found himself in hot water after shaming two-year institutions and its students by implying that they’re less committed than four-year students. He has since apologized and edited his blog post. (Inside Higher Ed)

Khan Academy’s new competition. A new online, lecture series, called TED Ed, will provide animated lessons on a variety of topics in 10 minutes or less. It takes from the popular TED talks, but this new series is geared toward younger audiences. (TIME)

Pretty please, with a cherry on top. Ohio Gov. John Kasich literally “begged” his state board of education today to support Cleveland’s plan to overhaul education by tossing tenure, adding more accountability to charters, and looking more closely at low-performing schools. (Columbus Dispatch)