Daily Policy Digest
Education Issues
| For-Profit Higher Education Entrepreneurial for-profit schools can move much faster to create new programs, adjust staffing levels and change curricula... |
| U.S. Universities Feast on Federal Student Aid In the short-term, the number of slots at traditional colleges and universities is relatively fixed; a boost in student aid that increases demand is therefore likely to be reflected in prices rather than expanded enrollments... |
| The Root Cause of Market Failure in Higher Education Alternative means of career training, such as plumbing apprenticeships, get no social respect, despite the fact that skilled plumbers can out-earn most liberal arts majors... |
| College Does Pay Off, but It's No Free Ride Potential college attendees need to be made more aware of the benefits and costs of college before investing... |
| An "American" Approach to K-12 School Reform The United States must embrace its historical background in entrepreneurialism and business innovation by recognizing the value of various for-profits and non-profits in education... |
| Why 2011 Is the Year of the School Voucher The cost of a traditional voucher is less than the cost of educating a child in public school... |
| Academic Value of Non-Academics The odds of attending college were 97 percent higher for kids who took part in school-sponsored activities for two years than for those who didn't do any school activities... |
| Prioritizing Teaching Quality in a New System of Teacher Evaluation Comprehensive teacher evaluation will require direct observation and recognition of teacher skills... |
| Assessing the Compensation of Public School Teachers Teachers receive salary and benefits that are 52 percent greater than fair market levels... |
| The Promise of Online Learning and Education Savings Accounts Initial empirical studies suggest that students who use to any degree some form of online learning perform better academically... |
