LegalZoom is, I thought, one of the good things about the internet: you can get information you need for a pretty good price. I’ve used it for a few legal forms, and the few bucks I spent represented savings over having to deal with a lawyer. The student loan scam has indebted many people. Some […] … learn more→

A couple of weeks ago I was asked by a foreign university to provide a written reference for someone I didn’t know. Usually when I am asked to write a reference I know the person well and can speak to their strengths. In this case, the university in question wanted my expert opinion about the […] … learn more→

It’s never been easy for readers to know what to believe in academic research. The entire history of science publishing has been riddled with controversy and debate from its very beginning when Hobbes and Boyle, scientists at the Royal Society in London, argued over the scientific method itself. Even a cursory glance at academic publishing […] … learn more→

There is much to like about Hillary Clinton’s \”New College Compact\” — both for students and for those who work in higher education. Clinton’s vision of broad reforms aimed primarily at the issue of affordability has elements that will placate those on both sides of the political spectrum. While I worry that the price tag […] … learn more→

There is certainly interest in going to college, but it’s no secret that there are many, many bogus schools out there. How can you tell if a school is legit? Obviously, going to the school’s website is a bad idea: they control the information there. You may as well learn about the US government in […] … learn more→

Since the 1980s we have had access to calculators of various types. Today, we can include computers and smartphones – which are attached to our hip 24/7. So does this ubiquitous access to calculators affect our ability to do maths in our heads like we used to? Thirty years ago calculators promised immense opportunity – […] … learn more→

So, I’m looking at a well-researched article discussing the reality of higher education today. The author’s gist is the wealthy go to top tier, expensive schools while the not-so-wealthy are encouraged to go to cheaper schools. The author feels this is a problem, instead the way how things have always worked. I’ve often written about […] … learn more→

How valuable are IT job training materials developed by a community college in Texas? Or lesson plans developed by the National Audubon Society in New York, designed to integrate computer-based mapping skills with traditional learning objectives? What about English language learning programs administered through American Consulates abroad? Individually, each of these investments provide tremendous value […] … learn more→

Last month the Center for American Progress (CAP) reported that a short list of 20 graduate schools were responsible for 25 percent of all federal student loan borrowing. The list was dominated by for-profit colleges, with Walden University at the top and the University of Phoenix, Capella, Strayer, Grand Canyon, and Kaplan all making the […] … learn more→

Imagine if your doctor approached your complaint of chest pains with a conception of the human body from two or three hundred years ago. That’s essentially what police officers, jurors, and judges do every day when it comes to diagnosing whether someone is lying or a memory is accurate or a person deserves jail time. […] … learn more→