| Instead of requiring a meaningless bachelor’s degree, employers should ask job applicants for a certificate of their skills, writes Charles Murray in the Wall Street Journal.
The model is... | |
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| “Critical thinking” courses “promise better grades and higher test scores,” notes Jay Mathews in the Washington Post. But they work only “as a measure of the gullibility... | |
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| This is my first time as ringmaster (barker?) of the Carnival of Education. I should do an Olympics theme, but it would be a very short carnival. Besides, a carnival should have something for... | |
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| China’s one-child policy has created a generation of “little emperors,” who are both spoiled by their parents and pushed relentlessly to study, study, study for the “tall... | |
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| Day 3 of the Education Olympics focuses on science. So far, the U.S. has yet to win a medal. | |
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| Young Americans are doing less “voluntary reading” in the traditional sense, but they’re spending lots of time reading online. Writing on Britannica Blog, Dana Gioa of the National... | |
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| This week’s memories edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling is hosted by Sprittibee. | |
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| For three years, students at a rural North Carolina high school have planned for college, encouraged by the promise of scholarships for all. But John Edwards has withdrawn financial support for... | |
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| California parents don’t need a teaching credential to homeschool, an appeals court has ruled, reversing a lower-court order. The Second District appellate court in Los Angeles ruled that... | |
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| As the Education Olympics continues, the Scandinavians are cleaning up on high school graduation rates and bachelor’s degrees. The U.S. ranks 18th in graduating students from high school and... | |
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