It’s testing season. Lisa Nielsen, a top NYC education department official, uses her personal blog to encourage parents and children to opt out of standardized tests. She also provides a list of seven ideas (including sleeping) for teachers who must entertain, er, occupy these “opt-out” students during test time. (The Innovative Educator, h/t New York Post)

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Many in the higher education community have spent the past weeks with bated breath, knowing that any day the U.S. Department of Education is going to release its rules on gainful employment. These regulations (large PDF of the proposed changes) are expected to introduce a new system that would cap the amount of federal loans students take out to attend a strictly vocational program, such as cosContinue Reading »