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College and career readiness (CCR) is way off balance, with states and school districts privileging college over career and apprenticeship.
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Requiring licensure for entry-level/low-risk healthcare professions and then adding a degree requirement is a Russian nested doll of bad decisions.
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As video has replaced text as Gen Z’s medium of choice, publishers, courseware developers, colleges, and K-12 leaders must prioritize video-enabled learning.
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Large employers of frontline workers are in a better position than unions and colleges to help close the trust gap for dislocated and disaffected Americans.
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Becoming full-stack writing institutions will allow colleges to answer student concerns about employability while remaining honest about the technical/digital and (other) business skills academic institutions aren’t well positioned to address.
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Unless colleges and Democrats take preemptive action, the Biden administration’s student loan moratorium qua forgiveness could easily lead to a Republican war on higher education.
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Unlike cakes, apprenticeships couldn’t be easier to identify: You’re not an apprentice unless and until you’re hired as an employee by an actual employer.
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Unless colleges are willing to hire leaders with non-academic backgrounds, most would be better off ditching their presidents for lower cost readily available replacements.
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Irrational exuberance around master’s degrees is heading for a Soviet-style crash.
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As the value of a typical college degree is increasingly cryptic, crypto could prove to be the last straw.
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