Breaking news alert. Texting in class “interferes with a student’s ability to pay attention,” according to a new university study and forthcoming paper. (MLive.com)
Mainstream courses with remedial add-on. Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would eliminate remedial college courses and instead, give extra help and support to students while they are in mainstream courses. (U.S. News and World Report)
Ed reformers unite. Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee, and Eva Moskowitz have joined forces to launch StudentsFirstNY, a group that intends to raise $10 million annually in the next five years to lobby New York lawmakers on education issues near and dear to their hearts. (Board’s Eye View/Education Gadfly)
‘This is awesome.’ Educators at a small Ohio elementary school create a flash mob during a safety presentation for students. (Lancaster City Schools)
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4/5/2013 | Jordan Weissman discusses Andrew Gillen’s Higher Ed Data Central and the increase in college tuition in 
3/28/2013 | Chad Aldeman’s Chart You Can Trust “The Evergreen Effect” is discussed in 
3/21/2013 | Andrew Gillen discusses net tuition and MOOCs with Kevin O’Neill on