How bad is the public school system? - Can a pay stub tell the value of a college education? - Cantor to push school choice in Philadelphia
MONDAY MORNING COFFEE — HOW BAD IS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM?: Thousands of pages have been written this month alone on the failings of America’s education system and what to do about it. Pro Education’s Stephanie Simon takes a look at the perceptions and misperceptions in some of the new books, from whether China is really soaring ahead of the United States to why per-pupil spending has skyrocketed.
Read the whole thing for today’s education debates in a nutshell and the facts driving the arguments: “The debate has grown so contentious — even nasty — that the two sides often talk past one another, except to hurl insults,” Simon writes. “That frustrates [Education Secretary Arne] Duncan. He has been blunt in his critiques of public schools, arguing that too many have unacceptably low standards for their students. Yet in an interview with POLITICO, Duncan said he has little patience for those who argue that public education is a failed enterprise. Acceptance of the status quo bothers him just as much, he said.” The full story: http://politi.co/1bA2tZu
CAN A PAY STUB TELL THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION? The Obama administration’s college rating system is taking a debate that’s been percolating for months as more states and private companies are trying to use graduates’ earnings to measure the value of a degree. The arguments in favor: Going to college increasingly means going into debt, and students should know in advance what they can expect to make and whether they’ll be able to
Read the whole thing for today’s education debates in a nutshell and the facts driving the arguments: “The debate has grown so contentious — even nasty — that the two sides often talk past one another, except to hurl insults,” Simon writes. “That frustrates [Education Secretary Arne] Duncan. He has been blunt in his critiques of public schools, arguing that too many have unacceptably low standards for their students. Yet in an interview with POLITICO, Duncan said he has little patience for those who argue that public education is a failed enterprise. Acceptance of the status quo bothers him just as much, he said.” The full story: http://politi.co/1bA2tZu
CAN A PAY STUB TELL THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION? The Obama administration’s college rating system is taking a debate that’s been percolating for months as more states and private companies are trying to use graduates’ earnings to measure the value of a degree. The arguments in favor: Going to college increasingly means going into debt, and students should know in advance what they can expect to make and whether they’ll be able to