The headline finding of Law Professors Prefer AI Over Peer Answers is almost too neat. When law professors were asked to choose between short answers written by other law professors and short answers written by AI, they usually chose the AI. The paper, co-authored by 21 researchers and dated May 27, 2026, reports a blind study […]
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It’s almost impossible to read any news about education without reading articles about the future impact of Artificial Intelligence on how we learn and how we work. If there’s a “Wicked Problem” that very few people claim to know how to solve, this is it. Coined in 1973 by design theorists Horst Rittel and Melvin […]
For the last few years, the test-optional debate has often been framed as a simple yes-or-no question: should colleges require the SAT or ACT, or should students be allowed to decide whether scores strengthen their applications? The latest wave of admissions-policy reversals suggests that the better question is more specific: which colleges benefit from requiring […]
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Independent schools have long taken pride in preparing students for college. Traditionally, that meant building a rigorous academic program, offering advanced coursework, supporting strong writing and quantitative skills, guiding students through the college admissions process, and celebrating the college list each spring. Private school graduates attend a four-year college within 12 months of graduating from […]
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Spring and Fall are the popular times for reports to be issued about higher education institutions and/or their students. A recently issued report from EAB, The New Path to Enrollment: Three Shifts Shaping College Choice, offers a useful window into the college decision process among last year’s high school graduates. Based on 9,516 responses from students […]
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The latest National Business Officers Association report offers a clear post-pandemic message for independent schools: the sector is financially stronger than it was five years ago, but the operating model is under growing pressure. NBOA’s Financial State of the Industry: BIIS 5-Year Trend Report 2021–2025 (note: the report is free to NBOA members and $125 for non-members) […]
I’ve been following the developments of generative AI tools since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022. I have no idea how many articles I’ve written about advancements and applications of LLMs. Occasionally, I’ll write about a personal project and my assessment of the capabilities of the AI tool versus a human (namely me). A […]
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At nearly 400 pages, the 2026 Stanford AI Index is the ninth iteration of an annual report from the Stanford Center for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. I have written about the report previously and enjoy reading its insightful, statistic-driven narrative. The introductory comments from the co-chairs note that mass adoption of AI has occurred faster than […]
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Over the past few months, I’ve become a more avid follower and reader of essays published on Substack. A recent essay by Brendan McCord, You Are Not a Function, argues something that feels both obvious and increasingly neglected: higher education institutions were not designed to produce workers; they were designed to form a foundation for intellectual development. […]
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For nearly a decade, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published quarterly and annual reports on labor market outcomes for recent college graduates. A footnote to the most recent report cites a NBER paper from 2016 that provided a foundation for the FRBNY report. The authors of that 2016 working paper, Jaison Abel […]
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