It’s not news that many U.S. students are unprepared for college. With billions of dollars at stake, not to mention America’s global competitiveness and the success of a generation, the causes the college readiness crisis are worth some serious investigating. Last week, as I browsed Knewton’s Higher Education Today portal,… READ MORE
From 1970 to 2009, undergraduate enrollment in the United States increased by 138%. Over the same time period, however, the college completion rate in the U.S. remained pretty much the same. What gives? This is the question at the heart of a comprehensive new report from Complete College America (CCA),… READ MORE
Photo by Flickr user TheArtGuy Anyone who has ever made his way through a third-grade math workbook will be familiar with the standards of textbook language and the countless examples involving pizza pies, marbles, livestock, and bake sales. For some, it may even be impossible to conceive of certain mathematical… READ MORE
