- Despite airing some interesting interviews, NBC’s Education Nation proved to be a bit of a circus, starting with the circus tent, which nearly collapsed under a deluge of rain; do you think that’s a metaphor for something?
- IBM and City University of New York recently launched education’s first three-for-one deal. Their new six year high school will not only graduate students with a high school diploma and an associate’s degree; it will also set them up for employment at the sponsoring tech corporation.
- Many—including Mayor Bloomberg—feel that Bronx elementary school teacher Melissa Petro’s previous employment as a woman of ill-repute should bar her from the teaching ranks. But what if she’s “highly-qualified?"