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 positivContinue Reading »

I’m sure it’s true, as the Times reports, that the economic downturn is making it harder for people to pay for college, in that this is true for anything expensive and the cost of college in real dollars is growing robustly every year. But it’s important to remember that the example around which the story is framed–a family sending two children to private colleges that eContinue Reading »