Read Dr. Boston’s posts offering his insights into higher education, K-12 education, and technology.
My obsessive read this month has been The Signal Solution: How Smart Colleges Stop Chasing Applications and Start Converting Students by Geoff Baird and Teege Mettille. It’s a work of piercing insight, warning that the college admissions process—and by extension higher education writ large—is caught in the middle of a…
My obsessive read this month has been The Signal Solution: How Smart Colleges Stop Chasing Applications and Start Converting Students by Geoff Baird and Teege Mettille. It’s a work of…
The recent proliferation of articles regarding Congress’s cap on federal student loans, following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, has focused primarily on the impact on graduate students…
When I was in sixth grade, I received an academic scholarship to an independent school in Maryland. It changed the direction of my life. My experiences at that private school…
The first wave of generative AI changed how people write, search, summarize, code, and brainstorm. Since the first version of ChatGPT was opened to the public, I’ve written frequently about…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The evolution of higher education, from traditional, four-year programs to non-traditional, online approaches.
The role of private and public, online universities and online programs in extending educational opportunities to underserved communities.
Emerging theories, practices, and outcomes in American grade schools and high schools.
Dr. Boston’s reflections on emerging trends and other hard-to-categorize topics.
New insights into why students drop out of college—and how to improve their chances of completion.
How to prepare college graduates for future workforce opportunities as well as position employees for a lifetime of reskilling and upskilling.
