( US News ) By Farran Powell Mississippi is a long way from Upstate New York, but Allie Hanson wanted to attend a public university out of state and chose her school based on its aid award. “Mississippi State has awesome merit-based packages,” says the 19-year-old sophomore, of Clifton Park, New York. “Because I got a 30 on my […]
Read More »(The Brown Daily Herald) By Ameer Malik — I apologize in advance for bringing up the SAT. For quite a few students, including myself, that acronym unearths memories of thick books and No. 2 pencils that are better left buried. But just because many of us here at Brown have already taken the test […]
Read More »(Edweek) By Benjamin Herold The K-12 sector is investing heavily in technology as a means of providing students with a more customized educational experience. So far, though, the research evidence behind “personalized learning” remains thin. The U.S. Department of Education has given half a billion dollars to districts that embrace the trend, with limited findings to date. […]
Read More »(Inc.) By Scott Mautz — As a leader, you don’t want to be defined by the things you didn’t do. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of Monday morning quarterbacks who will take pot shots at you for the plays you didn’t run. So here’s the rest of the playbook. Take action on these painful omissions: 1. Failure to make a decision Indecision can paralyze an […]
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