A former university president gets schooled on sexual assault and drinking
Former George Washington University president Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was at the center of an international debate recently when he appeared on a radio show and made some comments about sexual assault and drinking on college campuses. My colleague Nick Anderson wrote this article about it: “Without making the victims . . . responsible for what happens, one […]
Back to school 2014-15 — by the numbers
Here is everything you didn’t know you didn’t know about the 2014-15 school year, getting under way in earnest around the country this week. This information comes directly from the U.S. Education Department’s Nation Center for Education Statistics: Question: What are the new Back to School statistics for 2014? Response: Elementary and Secondary Education Enrollment […]
9-1-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: Why one school system is dropping Teach For AmericaThe school board in Durham, N.C., has voted 6-1 to end its relationship with Teach For America after the 2015-16 school year, when all of the 12 TFA teachers hired in the past few years will have completed the two years of service they promise to make when joining the organization. What makes it interesting […]1 by Valerie Strauss /