The world needs managers. You don’t have to like it, but there it is. Or maybe we should re-phrase: the world needs good managers. Principled managers. How do we get there? Some folks seem born for the job: cool, calm, collected; conscientious in both praise and criticism. Most others need a bit of help before they’re ready […]
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Good Morning and Happy Monday! The word of the week is “OPEN.” We begin today with the Former U.S. Secretary of Education, Richard W. Riley. Riley hopes to reduce costs for the states by creating a “plan of interstate reciprocity.” This could dismantle barriers (often caused by various regulations) and open the road to streamlined […]
Heard this on the radio the other day: Study: More Adult Pell Grant Students, Not Enough Graduating (02:54 | transcript) The US federal government-funded Pell Grant is a need-based award for 9 million US students. In sum, it’s quite a bit of cash: $34.5 billion each year, but break those numbers down, and we’re looking at […]
If you can’t be with us here in DC for our first Digital Education Conference, you can get a strong taste of what’s going on in the Digital Poster Session, courtesy of some very smart, very innovative folks. https://www.saylor.org/digital-poster-session-live/ […]
On now! As a Champion Partner for the 2013 Spirit of Innovation Challenge, we encourage, implore, and adjure you to virtually swing by the summit, through Saturday, April 13. It’s an opportunity to be amazed and show your support for the finalist teams of curious, inspired youth. What’s in it for the winner? The chance to […]
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