Quick Hits (5.3.12)

What do students think? Jeff Selingo is sharing some observations he’s collected while interviewing college students around the country: They value face-to-face instruction, they need more guidance when choosing a college and major, and they see college as a networking opportunity just as much as an education. (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Using data to ID at-risk behavior. Educators at a Bronx school use Google docs, in a color-coded “stoplight” system, to keep tabs on students’ behavior, attendance, and grades. They say this helps them identify at-risk students early on, so they can get them the support they need. The state is encouraging other schools to follow suit. (Gotham Schools)

Revamping the approach. Public Impact has released 10 school models that use various methods and tools, like technology or time, to improve teacher production and student outcomes. They will pilot some of these models at five schools nationwide. (Opportunityculture.org)

Your feel-good story of the day. Tom Hallman Jr. tells the story of a man, who waited 39 years to apologize to his seventh-grade teacher. (The Oregonian)