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Small Private Colleges: The Impact of Scale and Admissions Selectivity

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Small private colleges have been the subject of numerous articles predicting their risk of closure. Whether it’s low enrollments, tuition discounting, or their fixed cost structure, the causes of financial decline are similar. In December 2023, I wrote an article summarizing some of the more recent publications forecasting these looming disasters as well as some […]

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If You’re Researching Colleges, Use College Navigator

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Prior to the availability of the College Scorecard in 2015, the U.S. Department of Education established the College Navigator website. Created by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) and released in September 2007, College Navigator is the primary source for comparing colleges and universities that participate in federal student aid programs under Title IV […]

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Building a Learning Society: A New Vision for America’s Education Future

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The Stanford Center on Longevity (SCL) is “an interdisciplinary research center that engages more than 100 faculty across Stanford’s seven schools. Last month, SCL issued a white paper titled “Building a Learning Society.” The paper is the product of a convening related to SCL’s initiative challenging outdated models of education, work, and retirement. The five-page […]

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Can Technology Transform the Higher Ed Accreditation Process?

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The American Enterprise Institute, a DC-based think tank with an education practice, recently issued a series of papers about higher education accountability. The One Big Beautiful Bill, passed by Congress and signed by the President, included a provision about measuring higher education accountability. I thought I’d read and review a few of the papers about […]

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Anti-Trust Lawsuit Challenges the Financial Fairness of Early Decision Admissions

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An antitrust lawsuit filed last week against 32 colleges and two college application platforms challenges the financial fairness of Early Decision admissions. Inside Higher Ed’s Sara Weissman reported that the complaint claims that early-decision admissions policies “prevent students from comparing financial aid packages by requiring them to attend the college where they applied early, if […]

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Using AI to Review a Paper: Can ChatGPT4o or Google NotebookLM Replace Reading the Real Thing?

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While tech companies are pouring billions into their products to add AI-enabled features, the percentages of people who are using those features are mixed. Personally, I’ve made it a practice to use AI in some way every day and occasionally write an article using AI and comparing it to various sources, including my writing. Last […]

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Using ChatGPT4o to Build a Blog Publishing Strategy: Medium or Personal Website?

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It’s been a couple of weeks since I published an article on my personal website. While I’ve been busy with a few business and board-related projects, I’ve also contemplated changing my blog publishing strategy. Without outside advice, I am contemplating several publishing options, including Medium, a writing platform that I’ve been a member of since […]

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The Impact of the One Big, Beautiful Bill on Higher Education: An AI Assignment

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I’ve been a fan of artificial intelligence (AI) for over two decades. Prior to the announcement of ChatGPT to the world, I wrote occasionally about books and papers that touted AI’s potential impact on education and the workforce. After that, I tried to keep up with the weekly revelation of LLM-related products. For more than […]

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Strategic Planning for K-12 Independent Schools

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When we talk about strategic planning for schools, there is no single formula for the successful operation of a private school, and there is no one size or orientation that defines all private schools. According to the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the median enrollment for private schools nationwide as of 2024 is 638. […]

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Holding Colleges Accountable: How the Big Beautiful Bill Affects Higher Education

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In May, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, broadly affecting higher education. Title III of the Act consisted of various proposed changes to existing legislation from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, organized in specific subtitles. These are: Subtitle A – Student Eligibility Subtitle B – Loan Limits […]

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Artificial Intelligence/AI

EdTech

Higher Education

Independent Schools

K-12

Science

Student Persistence

The Future of Work

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