Bryan Caplan: Stop Doing Harm Before Trying to Improve Education
In an interview, Caplan argues that the status quo should be stopped from wasting money even if reformers lack good ideas for change. On Vox.
In an interview, Caplan argues that the status quo should be stopped from wasting money even if reformers lack good ideas for change. On Vox.
Demanding action before Thursday, 17 senior faculty members threaten to do it themselves if Chancellor Carol Folt does not act. On the Daily Tar Heel.
Enrollment for low-income students has surged, pushing them beyond middle-income ones in a historic shift. On Forbes.
Students are sorting into colleges that brighten their futures—and the ones that don't are struggling. On The Wall Street Journal.
Treating retirement as an evolution of a professor's role, rather than an end to the relationship, could clear the way for younger academics to make their mark. On Education Dive.
A Hillel event with Israeli military reservists was shouted down by protesters and the speakers could not continue until police arrived to restore order. On Inside Higher Ed.
The 3.9 percent increase is the smallest in a decade, and cost increases to almost $71,000 when room and board are factored in. On WRAL.
Though it's unclear what was discussed, the agent is tied with the "pay to play" scandal of paying athletes to sway their college coach. On the News & Observer.
UNC, Duke, and NC State all appear in federal documents concerning improper payments to basketball players, but the extent of their involvement and whether any rules violations occurred are not yet clear. On Yahoo! Sports.
Now, nursing degrees will be streamlined at community colleges to better transfer to private colleges. On WUNC.