Out Of Fashion: How Bad Colleges Help The Ivies, And How Ivies Sustain Bad Colleges

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Out Of Fashion: How Bad Colleges Help The Ivies, And How Ivies Sustain Bad Colleges
The isomorphism that pervades America?s colleges and universities yields a market that unnaturally restricts product offerings and consumer choices. It?s the equivalent of handbag producers saying to consumers: If you can?t get a real LVMH bag, you can only get a fake one. Which begs the question: why doesn?t someone make a different bag?

How A Kid From Jamaica Grew Up To Start An Ed Tech Company
Hello and welcome! I am honored that Forbes has invited me to contribute to their blog on entrepreneurship. Back in early 2011, I decided it was time to take the plunge and do my part to change the world. I started an ed-tech company called Torsh (Today?s One Room School House) and our mission was (and still is) to create better students, one great teacher at a time.

Can MOOCs Help You To Retrain If You Lose Your Job?
As Coursera launch a new business offering, could MOOCs be invaluable in helping the unemployed find their way back into the job market?

Donald Trump Wants To Spend $20 Billion On School-Choice Initiatives For Children In Poverty
Taking a direct swipe at Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s close relationship with the teachers’ unions, Republican nominee Donald Trump promised to re-direct $20 billion in federal money to school-choice programs if elected president. In a speech at a charter school in Cleveland, Trump said it was “a matter of putting students first and not the education bureaucracy.”

Coming Full Circle: How I Became An Advocate For Other Opportunity Youth Like Myself
The first in a series in which an Opportunity Youth shares her voice and perspective on what she brings to an employer.

The Philippines And Other Developing Countries Ramp Up Online Education Culture
Across the globe, more governments are passing legislation to create national models for online education and MOOC coursework opportunities.

How To Stay On Social Media Without Losing Your Mind
I was recently emailing with a dear friend whom I only get to see about once every five years. Our visits are few and far between — not because we live in different cities (she is in New York and I’m in Boston) — but because we work in completely separate industries, and I suspect that we both suffer from the “I wish the week had 40 more hours” mentality. One day soon, I am going to buy a farm and work from home and send emails (or postcards) to friends inviting them to “come see the new lambs that were born last week.” Until then, I do whatever it takes to squeeze in as much time as I can with as many inspiring people as I know. And when I can’t be with them in person, I manage to keep up with their major and minor life events through social media. Last week, I logged onto Facebook and typed in this friend’s name, suddenly wondering if she was around as I began planning for a trip to Manhattan. When I couldn’t find her on my Friends List, my first thought was: Maybe she unfriended me? (My self-esteem is impressive like that.) A quick search of the entire Facebook and all of our mutual friends confirmed that this individual could not be found. She wasn’t there. She left. She got out.

NLRB Decision To Unionize Columbia Student Workers May Help College Athletes’ Union Movement
Just over one year ago, the National Labor Relations Board declined to assert jurisdiction over Northwestern University’s college football players. At the time of the Northwestern University decision, the National Labor Relations Board skirted the issue of whether undergraduate college students could constitute “employees” under the National Labor Relations Act. Instead, the Board simply stated that recognizing a union of college football players would disturb the “symbiotic relationship” between college football teams in the Big Ten athletic conference.

U Chicago Dean Gives Trigger Warning In Letter Denouncing Trigger Warnings
University of Chicago Dean Jay Ellison unintentionally provides a fine example of both a trigger warning and creating a safe space in his now-infamous welcome letter.

‘A Penny Saved,’ Ben Franklin Would Be Proud Of Gen Z
Each generation has overcome its own set of economic challenges, which have directed the financial habits of that generation. With all the talk surrounding the $40 trillion wealth transfer from the Baby Boomers and the focus on the Millennials, Generation Z has been overlooked; however, a closer look proves that we might have much to learn from this financially astute group.

Gamer Science: Are Video Games Making Kids Smarter? [Infographic]
Video games provide us with challenging environments, fun puzzles and endless hours of entertainment. Today it seems that all too many people are spending their time exploring alien worlds, saving Princess Zelda or catching Pokémon. All that time spent in front of a computer screen just can’t be good for us and it really can’t be good for our children… can it?

A Tale Of Two Universities
The University of Chicago is a great university, while something called the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (a group of 17 schools) clearly is not. Recent statements from the presidents of both institutions helps us understand why.

29 Cartoons About The Race For The White House

Back-To-School Imitates Life, 2016 Election Edition
It’s time to get back to school and teachers sometimes fear the occasional “Summer slide” of learning. But what if students were paying attention while on vacation? This election cycle is unusual in its nastiness. So, the “Summer Slide” becomes the “Summer chide.” Cartoon by Joe Heller.

Never Give A Boring Presentation Again

Ten Secrets Of Public Speaking Success
Some hard-won lessons on how to succeed as a public speaking.

10 Smart Money Moves From Superstar Savers

How Four 20-Somethings With Student Loan Debt Spend Their Money
A look at the day-to-day tricks and trade-offs that come with paying down student loans.

Training To Be A College President
I am writing this as I prepare to make brief comments at a meeting concerning criteria to be used in selecting my university’s (Ohio University) next president. I have observed that the more successful presidents at Ohio University have had some meaningful association with truly great universities like Harvard and Duke. Does that observation hold up to rigorous empirical examination at a broader sample of institutions? In an era when we pay extravagant salaries for university presidents, can we get some hints of probable success of a president by attributes gleamed from his or her past?

6 Great Public High Schools and the Apartments Near Them
Apartments near some of the nation’s best public high schools can be inexpensive or expensive, based on their location.

The App Using Artificial Intelligence To Improve English Speaking Skills
When Vu Van began her MBA studies at Stanford University, she realized that her pronunciation of English words was holding her back. Her solution? Develop a mobile app that uses AI to help people improve their pronunciation.

D.C. Charter Schools Outperform District’s Public Schools
Final results of the second year of PARCC standardized testing in the District of Columbia released today show that the charter schools outperformed the traditional public schools in elementary and high school grades.

Four Policy Principles To Close The Opportunity Divide
Co-authored by Cassius Johnson and Jonathan Hasak

Back Up Your Life
This might not be the most thrilling subject, but it’s imperative to consider all of your bank accounts and documentation in the eventuality of your death. There is certainly much to think about; however, I outline the basics and how to proceed. I encourage you to read, learn, and take action!

The Limit Does Not Exist: Frank Burbrink And Snakes On A Podcast
Episode 5 of The Limit Does Not Exist takes us inside the American Museum of Natural History, where we sit down with Assistant Curator of Herpetology Dr. Frank Burbrink. (Herpetology = study of amphibians and reptiles.) Trust us, it was definitely as cool as it sounds.