Hope, Change, Thrills, Expectations

In Washington, there’s a new administration, an old bureaucracy, and pending legislation. There’s electricity in the air and, for some people, a thrill going up the leg.

The former Secretary of Education offers some advice to the new guy in A Word to My Successor (WP, 1/13).

It’s a little thick, if you ask me:

I am so [...]

“No One Rises to Low Expectations”

In a forthcoming issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription only, unfortunately), the principal news publication for higher education, Kevin Carey draws attention to a study from CCSSE (Community College Survey of Student Engagement) which, at first look, might appear counterintuitive.

Here’s the gist of it:

Among other things, the survey asks students about the difficulty [...]