Every minute counts. “Five minutes wasted each day on sloppy (classroom) routines translates into 21 lost class periods each year.” (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
Early education for everyone. Sara Mead explains why “Pre-K isn’t a waste just because your mom can read.” (Policy Notebook/Education Week)
Bad news for higher ed. Moody’s Investors Service doesn’t think too positively of its future, thanks to funding challenges across the board. (Associated Press)
Giving back. Michael Tubbs, born to a teenager mother and incarcerated father, defies all odds and makes it into Stanford University. After graduation, the 22-year-old turns down high-paying jobs to return to his hometown, Stockton, Calif., to teach and become a councilman. (NBC Nightly News)
Chad Aldeman 
Kristen Amundson 
John E. Chubb 
Constance Clark 
Peter Cookson Jr. 
Thomas Dawson 
Joni Finney 
Andrew Gillen 
Sara Mead 
Sarah Rosenberg 
Jeff Selingo 
Ben Wildavsky 
Mandy Zatynski 
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