QUICK Hits
Quick Hits is a short compilation of question-raising news stories, blog posts, and video clips that Education Sector team members are reading or viewing each day.
- What communications strategies are some for-profit colleges employing to try to defeat proposed gainful employment regulations? And how are some bad actors in this sector boosting their student employment numbers? (Higher Ed Watch)
- Why are charter schools such a conspicuous campaign issue in a new political advertisement put out by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley? (Sara Mead’s Policy Notebook)
- Are most teachers really doing their best, working hard “because of intrinsic rewards or because of an innate desire to serve others?” (Bridging Differences)
- Are today’s classrooms fueled by caffeine? (WebMD)
- Do you speak the language of special needs? (Special Education Law Blog)
- Is 8 AM too early to start learning? Or should our students be more like Shelley and Keats? (kitchen table math, the sequel)