Just a reminder that at 3:00 EDT, Kevin Carey will appear on MSNBC’s The Cycle to discuss “The Assets Between Your Ears,” his piece on “prior learning assessments” (basically college credit for what you know) from the July/August issue of the Washington Monthly. Tune in if you can.

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