Quick Hits (3.2.12)

In honor of Dr. Seuss’ 108^th birthday, we’ve attached some favorite lines from his stories to today’s Quick Hits. Happy birthday, Theodor Seuss Geisel!

“Today is your day, your mountain is waiting. So get on your way.” U.S. News & World Report will consider new, more relevant data, like graduation rates and net price, in their annual college rankings. Colleges are required to report this data under the Higher Education Opportunity Act, but an Education Sector/American Enterprise Institute analysis showed that many don’t. (U.S. News & World Report)

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“Oh, the places you’ll go!” United Providence is looking for an executive director, which shows that, despite some bumps, those Unlikely Allies we’ve told you about forge on. (Top School Jobs)

“You have to be a speedy reader because there’s so, so much to read.” Sara Mead thinks ed reformers are mostly a bunch of scrappy, Don Quixote-types, but charter authorizers are just plain boring. Or are they? Ever read Pride and Prejudice? They might just be the Elizabeth Bennets of education. (Education Week)

“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!” Rick Santorum says neither federal nor state officials should be involved in local education decisions. But let’s not forget that in 2004, Pittsburgh-area taxpayers footed the bill for his children’s online schooling. At the time, they were primarily living in Leesburg, Va. (Denver Post)

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