The value of online learning. Half of college presidents say online courses are as valuable as their face-to-face counterparts, but less than one-third of Americans agree. (Pew Research Center)

Changing the entryway to teaching. Twenty-five state education chiefs get behind a new report, calling for more accountability and rigor in teacher preparation programs. (Council of Chief State SContinue Reading »

Missed opportunities. More than half of low-income, “highly talented” students (in the top 4 percent) don’t apply to selective universities, according to new research. (Inside Higher Ed)

Underfunded pension plans. Pennsylvania is trying to make up for its long-term deficit in teachers’ pensions by charging more from taxpayers. But these are band-aid fixes; Education Sector analysts have Continue Reading »

Who’s in charge in Detroit? No one really knows, since voters repealed a Michigan law earlier this month that previously allowed state officials to appoint their own managers to run school districts (circumventing school boards and mayors). (Huffington Post)

When toddlers are “getting into everything,” they’re really acting as scientists do. And parents should foster that behavior. (San Continue Reading »