SYRIA UPDATE….Over at Mercury Rising, Charles has a short post that offers some fairly persuasive reasons to think that whatever it was the Israelis bombed in Syria last month, it probably wasn’t any kind of nuclear facility. I’m confused enough about this whole affair that I don’t really have an opinion of my own, but I wanted to pass this along anyway as an antidote to some of the recent reporting in the New York Times — which, as we know, is not exactly the world’s most reliable source when it comes to WMD news.
More on higher education
Thriving After High School: A Foundation to Build On
A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.
Workforce Pell’s Missing Rudder
Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.
Once Globally Preeminent, U.S. Universities Are Sliding Into Decline
High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.
Higher Ed’s Affordability Problem Isn’t Just the Price
New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.
