A survey is only as truthful as its participants. Just one-third of college freshmen report drinking beer “frequently or occasionally” in the last year. (Beer Blog)

Be aware of the education miracles that aren’t, warns this op-ed. (Los Angles Times)

University of … Misery? That’s just “Missouri” in first-grader speak—at a Cincinnati school that dedicates a day each year to gettingContinue Reading »

In middle school, but with an eye on college. Rainer Scholars is a middle-school program that aims to get Seattle students—at-risk of dropping out or otherwise unlikely to go to college—on track for a postsecondary career. In exchange, students must attend 8-hour days during the summer and after-school and weekend lessons during the school year. (KUOW News)

Enough about the fiscal cliff.Continue Reading »