Sunday, September 4, 2011 Behind the great Firewall
In recent weeks, access to two stories from the Washington Post about China - one on media censorship - have been blocked by Firewall censors. Those handicaps are ongoing reminders that Chinese media operate with one hand tied behind its back.
Sunday, July 25, 2010 How the Internet can Benefit Journalism (2 comments)
A specific instance of how using the Internet can improve what we read in a newspaper.
Saturday, August 8, 2009 Paying Students to Perform (1 comments)
Several recent programs in which low income high school students are being paid for successfully completing college courses are showing some promising results.
Friday, June 26, 2009 Garbage In, Newsweek Data Out
Newsweek's high school ranking methodology distorts reality and misleads the public.
Friday, June 19, 2009 Affirmative Action Against the SAT
A new approach to increasing diversity at public universities, in states with anti-affirmative action laws. Piling on against the SAT.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 National Education Standards and Tests are Unlike the SAT
A response to a recent Christian Science Monitor commentary that equated problems with the SAT with the problems we might expect to encounter in developing national educational standards for states.
Sunday, June 7, 2009 Clemson Steps into a USN&WR Rankings Mess
Frank admissions by Clemson official as to how that university is gaming the USN&WR college rankings.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 A Positive Sport's Message
A decision to disobey his college football coach by NFL player Mike Golic, illustrates an important psychological principle.
Saturday, May 30, 2009 Right Move by the College Board Regarding Advanced Placement (1 comments)
The College Board has shifted its policy with regard to the Advanced Placement program. They are now emphasizing, along with equitable access, that only students who are adequately prepared to take the classes should be admitted into them.
Saturday, March 21, 2009 Why Headlines Matter
We get a lot of our news merely from the headlines of stories so it's important news sources get them right.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 How Not to Report the News (1 comments)
A piece of bad journalism in which the San Francisco Chronicle slams the Mayor of that city
Saturday, February 7, 2009 Advanced Placement News is Generally Good
After years of declining percentages of AP exam-takers passing those tests, passing percentages on the 2008 exam held constant from 2007. That good news, however, is tempered by the fact that there remains a large racial achievement and participation gap on the exams.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 The Obama Effect and its Psychological Implications
Researchers recently found that after the election and inauguration of the President that the achievement gap between the races disappeared based on scores on questions from the GRE. There is other promising psychological research to suggest that this might not be a mirage.
Saturday, January 24, 2009 Crazy College Admissions and the Canadian Alternative
Why students and their families caught up in the college admissions frenzy should consider the alternative of going to university in Canada.
Monday, January 5, 2009 Jettison the SAT (3 comments)
A new policy from the College Board and another reason why colleges should discontinue requiring the SAT test.
Saturday, December 13, 2008 Psychology of Change (1 comments)
Psychological explanation as to why people are generally so resistant to change.
Monday, December 1, 2008 Time Magazine Crowns Education's Next Messiah (1 comments)
Cover story in this week's Time Magazine about Michelle Rhee, who is being championed to save public education
Sunday, November 30, 2008 Real SAT Ire...Really (4 comments)
Why college admissions' offices should dump the SAT and require subject tests.
Saturday, November 22, 2008 Fixing the California Education Mess
A step to begin fixing the fiscal crisis in the California State University system
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 High School Diploma Should Mean Something (10 comments)
While it is important that we increase the numbers of students graduating from high school and improve our methods of counting dropouts, it is even more important that we establish national standards to insure that a high school diploma means something.
Saturday, October 11, 2008 Education Gap Widens and No One Cares
Widening racial gap in educational performance that has become so commonplace that we no longer see it
