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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Business-Higher Education Forum Report on STEM Education: Is an exclusive focus on programmatic changes to undergraduate STEM education really the fastest way forward?
Quick and easy is seductive. Just look at the new report from the Business-Higher Education Forum on STEM education (press release here). In a recommendation section titled “Focusing on undergraduate education yields an early and significant return on investment,” the … Continue reading
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Rick Scott releases education plan: Should high school graduation requirements equal university admission requirements?
Rick Scott released an education plan today (hat tip to Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida Political Pulse blog). Allow me to dig this out of the weeds of the Scott education plan: Due to a lack of post-secondary readiness, a Florida … Continue reading
Is “pretty good” good enough?
This morning, a colleague of mine shared this poem written by Charles Osgood about 25 years ago. It is relevant to everything, but particularly education. Pretty Good By Charles Osgood There once was a pretty good student. Who sat in … Continue reading
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President Obama sets goal of recruiting 10,000 more math and science teachers (but so what?)
Hat tip to Leslie Postal at School Zone: Curriculum Matters reports that President Obama announced this morning that he has a goal of recruiting 10,000 new math and science teachers. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan added this afternoon that the … Continue reading
What’s college for, anyway?: Students comment on block tuition
The Gainesville Sun has an article on block tuition, the idea that students would pay for 15 credit hours each semester, regardless of how many credits they take. At present, many students take 12 hours per semester, the minimum to … Continue reading
Five depressing years: “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” committee issues sequel
From yesterday’s press release: The outlook for America’s ability to compete for quality jobs in the global economy has continued to deteriorate in the last five years, and the nation needs a sustained investment in education and basic research to … Continue reading
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Florida TaxWatch releases piece on STEM-ready high school grads
Florida TaxWatch has released my piece on ensuring that the state’s university-bound high school grads are STEM-ready. From the Florida TaxWatch “E-communique”: According to a recent report, Florida state will need “100,000 more science and technology professionals than we are … Continue reading
