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June 6, 2011

Debate: Will a Push to Increase College Enrollment Lead to Lower Standards?

Ashley Thorne and Peter Wood debated Education Sector's Kevin Carey on Minnesota Public Radio's online forum Insight Now.

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June 3, 2011

Tiger Mother at the Gym

Ashley Thorne

"I compared his math homework to a Chinese math assignment, and his is much easier."

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June 3, 2011

Making the Grade

Glenn Ricketts

A recent piece at Inside Higher Education really has 'em going. The editor notes that it drew the most comments of any piece last month by far. The article focuses on a survey conducted by two e......

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June 3, 2011

New Resource at NAS.org: Education Stats

Ashley Thorne

NAS now offers a sampling of statistics and charts on higher education.

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