Monthly Archives: September 2009

The hanging of a census worker is going to be quickly dismissed by the Right as the work of meth-heads or moonshiners. I’m not sure I’d disagree with that analysis. But what it misses is this: all those ACORN workers … Continue reading →

David Brooks, last May, on how the “Harlem Miracle” proves that the proles just need more stick and less carrot: To my mind, the results also vindicate an emerging model for low-income students. Over the past decade, dozens of charter and … Continue reading →

Cross-posted from the new blog you MUST subscribe to — the Keene State CELT blog… I’m meeting with a quite a few people doing interesting things around quantitative literacy, and I can’t help but be amazed with the audacity of … Continue reading →

I’m sure everyone will be happy to know that Mark Bauerlein has now migrated to his natural habitat: The Wall Street Journal. And, displaying the sort of intellectual rigor that made him an expert on Gen-Y, he manages to write … Continue reading →

Former Spellings Commission guy Robert Zemsky talks with University Business this month on the problem with online learning: One of the big problems is that we’ve gotten the idea that “it’s about the web.” It’s funny—there’s a whole lot of … Continue reading →

From the AFL-CIO’s newest report: The career goals young workers find most important demonstrate a keen desire to move into adulthood—to achieve financial security and, above all, to have the time and resources to support a family. But although they prioritize time with family just as … Continue reading →