A true sticker price. The University of Dayton in Ohio will begin offering students a locked-in price for a four-year degree, meaning the total cost over four years will not change, even if the student’s federal or state grant aid does. (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

Welcome to the digital age. A Florida school district has to call a public meeting in order to “re-teach” board membeContinue Reading »

“It makes me puke to think about borrowing more money.” A comprehensive look at the rising cost of college and how students and families, bogged down by student debt, handle expensive loan payments. (New York Times)

‘States lack capacity for reform.’ The Obama administration’s waiver program puts more pressure than ever on states and their education departments. Can they handle it? Some Continue Reading »

Beyond classroom walls. The underlying theme in yesterday’s NAEP science scores? An overall lack of hands-on experimentation and learning. So get children outside and learning, says Andy Rotherham. (TIME)

Just in case. A scuffle between one Ohio school district superintendent and a board member has left the board member so rattled that he’s hired a bodyguard and sheriff’s deputy to accomContinue Reading »

It was the only time in my life that I thought I actually was going to get to Read Them The Riot Act. There is one in Virginia, as I suspect there is in most states.

I was chairman of the Fairfax County School Board, and we were discussing—family life education? School boundaries? Charging high school students a fee to park their cars?–one of the many controversial issues that schoContinue Reading »

Quick Hits is a short compilation of question-raising news stories, blog posts, and video clips that Education Sector team members are reading and viewing each day. When a school board essentially furloughs students, could the voters furlough the elected board? Education Week)

Can social media help teachers reach out to–and engage–parents? (Edutopia)

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