Research Universities Love Research… Except When It Involves Student Learning Nov 18, 2023

When it comes to edtech, colleges are prisoners of their own research-first agendas.

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The Plot To Kill Shop Class Nov 3, 2023

With AP classes and weighted GPA, the College Board has killed CTE and discovery in high school.

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It’s An Apprenticeship! It’s A Degree! It’s An Apprenticeship Degree! Oct 20, 2023

Apprenticeship degrees can benefit everyone, but only if they’re real.

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Seeing Through Edtech Bad Behavior Oct 6, 2023

While edtech seems to be getting a bad name, this is a tale within a tale. Zoom out and you’ll see that edtech is finally shortening the time to see through things.

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Student Housing At Sea Sep 23, 2023

Colleges and universities have utterly failed to build adequate housing and students are paying the price.

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Building Skills For An Age Of AI Sep 8, 2023

It’s clear that equipping young Americans for AI-enhanced employment will require thinking outside the classroom box.

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The Root Of Higher Education’s Excess Can Be Found In… Silicon Valley? Aug 25, 2023

Flagship universities have more in common with tech startups than they might care to admit.

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Professional Licensure: Where Skills Go To Die Aug 11, 2023

Skills-based learning and skills-based hiring are likely to be followed hard upon by skills-based licensing.

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It’s Not A Small World After All Jul 28, 2023

The existential threat faced by small colleges warrants unprecedented action from accreditors and the federal government.

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Admissions And Hiring Adrift In A Sea Of Subjectivity Jul 14, 2023

Taking refuge from the cold calculus of digital transformation in warmhearted holistic and highly subjective decision processes will further erode the legitimacy of admissions and hiring.

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