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Teaching Artists versus Drama Teachers, an interview with Melissa Friedman, co-founder of the Epic Theatre Ensemble 28 Jun 2011 | 03:11 am
For the past five months I had the privilege of working on a volunteer consulting assignment for the Epic Theatre Ensemble through a placement made by the New York-based Taproot Foundation. Taproot or...
Barack Obama is a pretty smart guy 24 May 2011 | 06:38 am
One of Donald Trump's biggest blunders was questioning President Obama's educational credentials, and I don't understand why he did it. President Obama attended Occidental College in Los Angeles for ...
Book Review--The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School by Alexandra Robbins 18 May 2011 | 03:47 am
As I read this book, I saw myself in high school. I never really fit into any of these stereotypes. I wasn't smart enough to be a Nerd, nor was I talented at gaming or music. I spent a lot of time by ...
And a follow-up, charters and their future in New Jersey's cities. Takeovers not out of the question. 17 May 2011 | 05:47 am
As follow-up to the last post, I'd like to touch on charters in the cities versus the suburbs. During last week's panel comments were made that charter schools have been set-up to be, in part, agents ...
Public participation and transparency, but not local votes, are necessary to authorize new suburban New Jersey charter schools 17 May 2011 | 03:12 am
Last week I attended a conference on charter schools sponsored by NJ Spotlight. While I have followed charter school issues in the state for a couple of years, the event was an eye-opener. It was a di...
Colorado State University's admissions and financial aid strategy aggressively targets disadvantaged residents and out-of-state students 12 May 2011 | 05:41 am
Today's Chronicle of Higher Education has an interesting story about changes in admissions practices at five colleges, including Colorado State, a large state university with approximately 20,000 full...
Why are southern states celebrating the house divided? 11 May 2011 | 02:54 am
This morning's USA Today ran a story: Confederate group fights for state specialty plates. The story is partly about the efforts of a non-profit organization, the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), t...
Some interesting facts about athletic scholarships 6 May 2011 | 04:29 am
Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid and FastWeb, both comprehensive resources on scholarships and student financial, released a brief, and very interesting paper with some facts about athletic schola...
Public college payrolls should be studied as thoroughly as government payrolls 6 May 2011 | 03:20 am
Tuesday's USA Today ran a story: Who's Making $180,000+? as an analysis of the highest paid positions within the federal government. A similar story ran on Sunday about employees in New Jersey state g...
Merit scholarship awards not the best reason to choose a law school 4 May 2011 | 05:16 am
This weekend the New York Times ran a story about law school merit scholarships. One example, Golden Gate University in San Francisco, provides scholarships valued at $30,000 to first year students. T...
