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Another sign of the coming Higher Education Bubble: " The 15-year default rate is 31 percent for those who went to a community college…"  It looks like going to college DIDN’T increase income for those folks.  Tip from Joanne Jacobs, who also has a link explaining why community colleges in California (and elsewhere, I suspect) Read more

Sadly, some students in my classroom courses act like this, too. Tip from Phi Beta Cons. Read more

It’s pretty much an article of faith among university education gurus that our current crop of students, the "millenials," are smart and computer literate.  I say that’s rubbish, based on their classroom performance.  They can text, email, maintain a Facebook page, and download p0rn and half-assed essays. Confronted by a spreadsheet or a database, most Read more

College diplomas probably aren’t going to pay off like they used to. After spending tens of thousands of dollars on higher education, often taking on huge debts along the way, many face a job market that doesn’t seem to need them. Not only is the American economy producing few new jobs of any kind, but Read more

Don’t let life get in the way. Tip from Joanne Jacobs. Read more

1196 lectures and growing at the Khan Academy.  I’m linking to dozens of them for my statistics classes. Tip from Brock Crusick quoted at the Instapundit. Read more

Tip from Language Log, where they waste time reading some of my favorite blogs. Read more

Apparently those elementary school math educators who never learned any math…never learned any education, either.  They should just stop teaching arithmetic. Tip from Andrew Gelman. Read more

Sixteen of the toughest-grading universities in North America. Tip from Phi Beta Cons. Read more

One of my favorite management techniques is one of small improvements that make big productivity improvements.  I call it "taking the pebble out of your shoe."  Here’s a classic example that improved a school. Tip from Joanne Jacobs. Read more