The election and higher-ed policy
This morning, I’ll look at the national election results and higher-ed policy. (I’ve already discussed the election results and national K-12 policy.) None of this should be earth-shaking, and much has already been discussed in the relevant Inside Higher Ed and Chronicle of Higher Ed articles.
Fun with historical GIS
My wonderful spouse has consistently reminded me over the years that as a union member, it is a violation of my principles to work on any specific task during a paid holiday. Today was a paid holiday, and I’ve tried to follow her advice by doing something new and completely unplanned, even if work-related. (There […]
The election and K-12 education policy
This morning, I’ll look at the consequences of the national election results for K-12 education policy: As others have noted, ESEA/NCLB reauthorization is on hold until 2009. My guess is that the political compromise will be to extend it through the appropriations process for the next few years. Waiting on the reauthorization process until the […]
On first reactions to anonymous diploma registration proposal
I’m in the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport right now, waiting for my flight. (Pay no attention to the date and time this gets posted. I really am writing this entry in the airport and just posting it later, since I’m not willing to pay $8 for internet access for an hour.) Responses to the anonymous diploma […]
Student suggestions on writing
This semester, I promised my masters-course students that they’d see every draft chapter of Accountability Frankenstein, and I’ve given them credit for ripping the chapters apart as they’ve come to them. It was one of the best things I’ve ever done in my career. Not only has the pressure pushed me to write faster than […]