Writing on education, technology and other stuff
When September’s massive storm knocked out access to electricity, clean water and communications for the entire island, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón needed to get up and running fast. Thanks to an extraordinary IT team and the resources of the cloud, the school was back in action within a few weeks…
This concise book (150 pages) by Microsoft Project expert Sam Huffman (and edited by me) will help you get up to speed quickly if you’re new to Project, remind you how Project works if you’re experienced and help you get the most out of the product without wasting time or effort…
The U.S. Department of Education has announced the 16 recipients of this year’s grants for education innovation and research. Recipients include organizations that are undertaking promising work in teacher professional development, reading and writing, school leadership and other practices.
The total issued — $95 million — is a far cry from the halcyon Race-to-the-Top days, when $646 million was issued in 2010. In every subsequent year, the total amount of innovation funded has dropped. Last year the total was $103 million; in 2015, it was $123 million…
Often, we assume that increasing college graduate rates is worth the investment needed to spur that growth. The American Academy of Arts & Sciences decided to put an economist on the job of figuring out whether that’s true. In a report titled, “The Economic Impact of Increasing College Completion,” a team of analysts from Moody’s Analytics attempted to lay out the costs and benefits of a sustained investment program aimed at boosting program completion rates, especially for disadvantaged students. The bottom line: The investment would hurt in the beginning but pay off in big ways down the road.