Category: Education
September 16, 2005
On Textbook Prices
The New York Times has an opinion piece today by Yale law professor Ian Ayres, Just What the Professor Ordered, which references a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO-05-806). Both the article and the report fail to adequately address the online market for used textbooks. By dealing with each other more directly, students are now able to buy used… 
September 21, 2004
A Nation Deceived - or - No Bright Child Left Behind
Very interesting and informative (and strongly titled) report out of the University of Iowa, A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Students is intended to clear the air and dispel many myths surrounding the practice of acceleration From the executive summary: Students who are moved ahead tend to be more ambitious, and they earn graduate degrees at higher…
