Leaders and Laggards. Nationally, completion rates at four-year, public universities are somewhere around 50 percent, according to a report out today that takes a state-by-state look at higher education. The interactive presentation identifies the best and the worst. (Institute for a Competitive Workforce)
What to do with middle school? Educators are debating the value and importance of middle schools versus K-8 schools. (Room for Debate/New York Times)
In the know. The top 10 edu-tweeters to follow on Twitter, according to this person. (h/t This Week in Education) (Take Part)
Good job, mom and dad. General Mill’s school fundraising program, Box Tops for Education, netted 700 million box tops this year. That equates to $74 million in donations for schools. (h/t Education Week) (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
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4/5/2013 | Jordan Weissman discusses Andrew Gillen’s Higher Ed Data Central and the increase in college tuition in 
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