Checking boxes or learning: Which one?
There has been quite a lot of press recently regarding testing (still and always, apparently) and the reasons our educational system stinks. It doesn't. Our University grads are a testament to how...
View ArticleDorms, books, classes as summer break ends
The summer break is just about over for the university crowd. It is time to get back to the hallowed halls of learning.In the Sacramento area, the universities will start to fill with students...
View ArticleThe squeeze is on
Students enrolling in universities around the nation, or who are returning for the fall season, are finding three things in common: there are fewer class offerings, class sizes are larger, and it is...
View ArticleOnline education touted by California Gov. Brown
The promise of online education has been in the air for quite some time now. So far, it hasn't hit the big time in the public higher ed realm.That may be changing, especially in California. In his...
View ArticleHigh achievment, low income, limited choice
It seems as though there is a problem with high achieving high school seniors who come from limited means and where they apply for college.An analysis of every high school student who took the SAT was...
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