Category: Education

Guest post by Michael A. Olivas On March 26, 2014, National Labor Relations Board Chicago regional director Peter Ohr held that Northwestern’s football players were employees and, as a result, eligible to vote whether they would unionize. Ohr wrote, “It is clear that the scholarships the players receive are compensation for the athletic services they perform…

Guest post by Michael A. Olivas On March 26, 2014, National Labor Relations Board Chicago regional director Peter Ohr held that Northwestern’s football players were employees and, as a result, eligible to vote whether they would unionize. Ohr wrote, “It is clear that the scholarships the players receive are compensation for the athletic services they perform…

Never ones to shy away from taking a cue from others, we asked several experts on higher education to comment on NPR’s ongoing series, Paying for College. Today's installment features John V. Lombardi, author of How Universities Work, on why the cost of higher education to students and families continues to grow and what the…

Never ones to shy away from taking a cue from others, we asked several experts on higher education to comment on NPR’s ongoing series, Paying for College. Today's installment features John V. Lombardi, author of How Universities Work, on why the cost of higher education to students and families continues to grow and what the…

Guest post by Laura W. Perna The NPR segment “How the Cost of College Went from Affordable to Sky-High,” which was broadcast on March 18, 2014, touched on a number of important issues pertaining to the financing of higher education. Particularly problematic are the implications of declining college affordability for the economic and social stratification of our…

Recently, NPR’s Morning Edition featured a segment entitled “How the cost of college went from affordable to sky high.” For background, the story’s reporter turned to higher education scholar and author John Thelin. To continue the discussion, we asked Professor Thelin a few quick questions about higher education costs and how to deal with them. Q: How…

Guest post by Jason Zimba Back in 2009, a Google search on the term “3.OA.7” wouldn’t have returned very much. Today, this same search yields dozens of pages of hits. What has changed? And what, exactly, is “3.OA.7” anyway? Here’s what has changed: after thirty years of working separately to define K–12 learning goals for…

Attention humanities scholars and lovers of literature: We're pleased to open the "doors" to our virtual exhibit in support of the 2014 annual meeting of the Modern Language Association. Simply click the banner below to enter and browse over 100 new, recent, and forthcoming books and our entire selection of academic journals. The books are…

Attention humanities scholars and lovers of literature: We're pleased to open the "doors" to our virtual exhibit in support of the 2014 annual meeting of the Modern Language Association. Simply click the banner below to enter and browse over 100 new, recent, and forthcoming books and our entire selection of academic journals. The books are…

Attention historians: We're pleased to throw open the doors to our virtual exhibit running in conjunction with the American Historical Association's 128th annual meeting. Simply click the banner below to enter and browse our latest publications. All books are 30% off using code HEJY. Questions? E-mail Brendan Coyne or tweet him at @JHUPSales.