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'Warnings From the Trenches'
Professors rally behind a high school teacher who says No Child Left Behind has created a generation of test-takers unprepared for higher education.
Redefining College-Ready
Long Beach City College and South Texas College work with local high schools to prevent students from falling into the quagmire of remedial courses, and placement tests aren't the answer.
Opinion
Writing in Private
Bob Blaisdell explains why his remedial English students so dislike writing in class -- and why he needs to get them comfortable doing so.
Opinion
Once More to the Quad
Returning to his alma mater to teach, William Bradley thinks about the real lessons for undergraduates and for their professors.
Dangerous Curves
To test limits of Johns Hopkins professor's scaled grading policy, all of his students boycott the final -- and all get As as a result.
Expanding Pathways to MOOC Credit
American Council on Education puts stamp of approval on Coursera courses from Duke, Penn and UC-Irvine -- none of which would grant credits themselves.
Opinion
Class Size Matters
Clear evidence shows an impact on teaching methods and the learning experience, write Stephen L. Benton and William H. Pallett.
The New Intelligence
Knewton says its data-rich system can read students' minds. The company has landed Arizona State and Pearson as partners -- will the rest of higher education follow?