The Chronicle has a column by Naomi Schaeffer Riley, a conservative writer whose credits include the WSJ and National Review, advising students that colleges do have rules. Whether you are from the right or left — your freedoms end where the campus rules begin. More to the point:
But by now, students, or at least their [...]
The Georgia Constitution has this to say about who governs the University System:
(b) The board of regents shall have the exclusive authority to create new public colleges, junior colleges, and universities in the State of Georgia, subject to approval by majority vote in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Such vote shall not be [...]
A bill has just been introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives that revives discussion from 4 years ago, led by Mr. Horowitz, alleging that Georgia’s public colleges were led by communists and liberals and thus our students were being forced to learn things that they did not agree with.
Oh, Mr. Horowitz also testified to [...]
My friend Kevin Howarth at Narcissistic Graffiti has a conversation going regarding a Wired article on gaming and its influences on the skills of the workplace of today (and tomorrow). Kevin's thesis, a heresy in the formal education sphere, is one that needs exploring as we move into a competitive, global space:
Consider this article from [...]
That is the formula found in Friedman’s column today.
My guess is that we’re at the start of a global convergence in education: China and India will try to inspire more creativity in their students. America will get more rigorous in math and science. And this convergence will be a great spur to global growth and [...]
With all the talk about the need for individuals to take responsibility for their own health care, this story about a drug used to treat Parkinson’s Disease highlights the fundamental “weakness” in the argument. You must “know” in order to act responsibly. Read this quote:
Kodam dismissed the existing warnings as too little too late: “The [...]
Government Technology Magazine has a column on the Real ID act — a sidebar talks about the demise of on line license renewals — boy is that gonna hack everyone off. Perhaps GECA should schedule a talk on this item. I should definitely add it to my list of State Tech Topics to Watch.
Southern Growth [...]
