Both sides in a fight over genetically modified crops have relied on scientists to lend their authority, while providing financial support in return. Source: Food Industry Enlisted Academics in G.M.O. Lobbying War, Emails Show – The New York Times
Just Another Item that Should Make Us Wary:Food Industry Enlisted Academics in G.M.O. Lobbying War, Emails Show – The New York Times
September 6, 2015 by
Why Students With Smallest Debts Have the Larger Problem – The New York Times
September 1, 2015 by
Source: Why Students With Smallest Debts Have the Larger Problem – The New York Times Everyone seems to be looking everywhere but right in front of their nose. By that, I don’t mean that every problem isn’t important, I just mean that there is an elephant in the room that most people are ignoring. Here […]
“How Common Core Can Help in the Battle of Skills vs. Knowledge – The New York Times” Sure, But Who Can Teach It?
August 28, 2015 by
Many Psychology Findings Not as Strong as Claimed, Study Says – The New York Times
August 28, 2015 by
Only 35 of 100 studies that the Reproducibility Project looked at held up fully to scrutiny. But some questioned the process of replication itself. Source: Many Psychology Findings Not as Strong as Claimed, Study Says – The New York Times I guess I should have read beyond the headline and first page before publishing this […]
Fixing Fafsa Will Require Fixing Colleges
August 27, 2015 by
Shortening the nightmarish federal financial aid form for college loan applicants will allow lower-income students greater access to higher education. Source: Time to Fix the Fafsa – The New York Times I wrote, “Colleges won’t easily give up the data they get from Fafsa. That data is too valuable for pricing, manipulating admission rates, and […]
More on Student Debt
August 20, 2015 by
Americans are rapidly enrolling in programs to relieve student debt, a development the Obama administration credited for a decline in borrower defaults but also raises the risk of leaving taxpayers to cover a large share of loans. Source: Enrollment in Student-Debt Relief Plans Surges – WSJ I commented. When is everyone going to get it? […]
Op-Ed in NY Times: “Stop Universities From Hoarding Money” My Take: Good suggestion, but by itself, it won’t change the fundamental problem.
August 19, 2015 by
They pay lavish fees to manage their wealth, while tuition keeps rising. Source: Stop Universities From Hoarding Money – The New York Times My take: (Also, click on the Tag Endowments for more on this topic.) Good suggestion, but by itself, it won’t change the fundamental problem. The problem is not just money. After all, […]
Grad-School Loan Binge Fans Debt Worries (It’s Just Another Symptom of the Real Problem – Corrupted Values in Higher Ed)
August 19, 2015 by
Graduate students represent just 14% of students in higher education but account for about 40% of the $1.19 trillion in student debt. Many seek government-loan forgiveness. Source: Grad-School Loan Binge Fans Debt Worries – WSJ Here is my comment “..’What we’re doing is randomly subsidizing lots of people without careful thought,’ says Sandy Baum…” Wrong. […]
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