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President Obama: Another Jimmy Carter or America’s First Emperor?
Whether President Obama is another Jimmy Carter or a president willing to take risks when opportunities occur is something that remains to be seen. Whatever he decides will determine whether President Obama is just another failed president or America’s first Emperor. Either way, America loses.
Jul 3, 2009

State Schools v. ‘State-Related’ Schools and the Stimulu$
In an 'Inside Higher Ed' report today entitled, 'Go Ask Arne,' Jack Stripling discusses the irony of schools and governors wanting to have their cake and eat it too when it comes to independence and funding.
Jul 2, 2009

Value of Online Ed: Using technology to give students 'control of their interactions' has a positive effect on student learning.
Inside Higher Ed this week reported on a study by the U.S. Department of Education verifying what online educators have known for some time: There actually are advantages to online learning. The study indicates that although online education is not ideal for everyone, and that not all of the teaching techniques employed by online instructors are effective, the asychronous environment can aid the learning process for many students.
Jul 1, 2009

Culture Makes or Breaks an Ordered Free Society
Dr. John A. Howard, Senior Fellow at The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society, for a Panel Session at the National Meeting of the Philadelphia Society in New Orleans, March 28, 2009 on the topic of religion and society...
Jun 30, 2009

Taxpayers May Soon be Funding ‘Free’ Online Education
Inside Higher Ed reports that the Obama Administration is working on a Federal Program to require community colleges to offer certain web-based courses, free of charge, to the public...No word, yet, on who is going to purchase the computers...
Jun 29, 2009


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