Two U.S. senators introduce important higher ed bill that would expand study abroad opportunities
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced a bill today that would greatly expand opportunities for American college students to study abroad. Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker, a cosponsor of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2009 A day after Barack Obama warned that “our children will compete for jobs in a global economy that too... Read More
Can merit pay boost Michigan’s ailing schools? Or, why I think Big Ten football could provide a clue to teacher merit pay
That’s the question asked in an article in today’s Detroit Free Press. Let the age-old teacher merit pay commence. After the jump, I break down the fors and againsts of the merit pay debate and put it into context of the Obama administration and Ed. Secretary Arne Duncan. I also offer a few fresh new ideas regarding merit pay. (Think bowl games and Big Ten football.) Join... Read More
