Wednesday, February 4


Editorial: Cash prizes for better grades not a good fix

In an attempt to advocate the importance of education among low-income families, New York City officials have sent the wrong message to students, parents and educators when they announced on June 18 details for a program that includes cash incentives for class attendance and academic performance. Read more...


Liberal arts colleges deserve more credit

HOUSTON “”mdash; For some, higher education is becoming a commodity, something that can be rated, shopped for and bargained with. You can hear it already: “Sale on a bachelor’s in computer science ““ aisle three.” That is the impression of the presidents of dozens of liberal arts colleges nationwide, who recently have banded together to boycott U.S. Read more...