Commentary on Spellings Commission draft report
I just sent off an op-ed column on the Spellings Commission draft report to one of the major higher-ed news outlets. In it, I acknowledge the misleading statements in the draft but focus on a deeper problem in the report, a fundamental inconsistency that I think is a fatal error (even if you agreed with […]
Growth models, technocracy, democracy, and algebra
I had thought that my being anxious and out of sorts for several days was from that line-drive hit into my leg two weeks ago and the resulting swelling and discomfort. But no—it was from the interruption of the book-writing for other things that are quite valuable (the journal, the article on migration and graduation […]
Bargaining spotlight in Miami-Dade
Matt Pinzur discusses in his blog today the non-salary negotiation issues described by the United Teachers of Dade regarding the three-year contract currently in negotiations. As someone who’s a higher-ed union activist, I don’t know that much about the K12 negotiating field, but Pinzur takes a stab at tea-leaf reading. It’s a fascinating fleshing out, […]
Migration and graduation MS
Well, the MS is now submitted to a journal that accepts papers online. Hurrah! No copying-several-times-over-and-mailing. In the end, I added an additional section overnight, shoved some things around, did major tinkering in the Microsoft Equation frames (when plain text just doesn’t handle integral or summation signs). The conclusion of the paper: “Become my minions […]
Spellings commission draft shows signs of distortion
By Sherman Dorn on June 27, 2006
Sigh. Sometimes, it’s hard to have perspective. Reports of the Spellings commission’s draft are not exaggerated, and it appears that Miller is hell-bent on claiming that college costs have risen and need to be clamped down on. Oh, yes, and quality needs to rise. What is true, and what I explained to a key staff […]
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