First page proofs of Accountability Frankenstein corrected
I misunderstood some of the directions on sending back corrections of page proofs, so finishing the first set of page proofs took a few extra hours I didn’t anticipate today. But I’ve sent the corrected PDFs back to the publisher, so Accountability Frankenstein is one more step to publication.
Ugly arguments against NCLB
There are plenty of ways I can criticize NCLB and its implementation, but to whine that it drains resources for the gifted is one of the more disturbing arguments I’ve read (and today’s story by Joseph Berger isn’t the first time it’s appeared in the New York Times). Particularly wince-inducing passages…
Indiana State provost holds institutional reputation hostage
That’s the only explanation I can see for C. Jack Maynard’s proposal to eliminate physics and philosophy majors for undergraduates. Maynard’s own research specialty is in higher ed, and according to the Educational Leadership, Administration, and Foundations web page, one of his interests is accreditation. Is this move the foundation for his next article, “How to Lose […]