As a student at a Big 10 school, I hear many rumors about athletes and sports. “Most athletes are in the business school because
Category: Education
We solved illiteracy, malaria, & human trafficking. What did you do this morning?
HIV/AIDS. Removal and banning of landmines. Healthcare for children in developing nations. Clean water in sub-Saharan Africa. These are huge issues. They’re complicated. Politicians,
150,000 at-risk pre-schoolers await a champion
There are more than 300 agencies and organizations in the St. Louis metropolitan area working to provide programs and services for children, according to
Forget credentials & credit hours: Learn anything from anybody
A new online business, called SkillShare, wants us get over the idea that a college education is the only legitimate path to a career.
When school districts consolidate: pros & cons
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and the state’s legislators are considering the consolidation of school districts in order to save the state money. Quinn has
The hypocrisy of March Madness
Next Monday night, the nation’s eyes will try to focus on the culmination of March Madness, the championship game of the NCAA basketball Division
Ken Robinson on changing education’s paradigms
Sir Ken Robinson believes our 21st century system of education is based on 19th century ideas that are no longer viable. He is calling
School deseg: history, politics, impact, future?
Through a great recent post at UrbanSTL that led me to an equally great older article in the Riverfront Times, I discovered a book
Latina moms take on Chicago Public Schools—and win
On September 15 of this year, police surrounded a field house at Whittier Dual-Language Elementary School in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. Andy Donakowski of In
Higher education for sale
One of the most interesting revelations of Charles Ferguson’s movie Inside Job was his exposure of the ways in which academic economists contributed to