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April 26, 2012

Ben Miller, Policy Advisor, Office for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education

Concerns about the equity, quality and outcomes of K-12 education have long been a feature of education policy debates, but analysts and policymakers have recently come to realize that our higher education system also suffers from poor outcomes (fewer than 60 percent of new students graduate college...  Read Full Post >

April 04, 2012

Teacher Prep Accountability Is Coming, and That's Important

If you haven't already, you should really, really read my fellow Ed Week blogger Stephen Sawchuck's exemplary coverage of what's happening with the negotiated rulemaking for HEA Title II, which addresses teacher preparation programs. Basically, the feds want to grade teacher prep programs on a mix o...  Read Full Post >

November 22, 2011

The Final Demise of Southeastern University

I just learned today that WMATA, the agency that runs D.C.'s Metro subway system, is renaming the metro station near my house. The station, which used to be named "Waterfront-Southeastern University," will be renamed "Waterfront." It's about darned time, since Southeastern University went out of bus...  Read Full Post >

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