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Justin Snider: In Global Education Race, U.S. Is Falling Behind

America's universities have long had a reputation for being the best in the world -- a truth so apparently self-evident that it's rarely been doubted or questioned.

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Timothy D. Slekar: Dear Teacher Education Colleagues

In recalibrating what information the Feds will require of ed schools, a graying and sallow Arne announced that his Gates and Broad handlers have come up with a scheme to reward and punish teacher preparation programs based on the scores from tests taken by students who will one day be taught by the ed school graduates.

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Finally, Student Voices Enter the Discussion on Education Debt

Traditionally, the story of American prosperity goes something like this: study hard, stay focused, and you'll be able to get the education you need for your share of the American Dream -- and the long-term prosperity that's supposed to be part of this dream.

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Employment and Education: What's Not Working

In my first year composition classes, we organize our semester around a theme to help practice the skills needed to write organized and developed arguments.

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We Need Higher Ed Uncut

What the U.S. really needs is higher ed uncut -- not various public universities down another $500 million next year on top of previous rounds of similar cuts.