Links for April 9, 2012

Mr. Samuels goes to Washington and educates the White House.  He also reports on the damage done by the UC budget Crisis.

6 of the 12 "Stay-away" orders at Berkeley have been lifted.

Santa Monica College proposed a two-tier pricing system for courses, there were protests, and the College backed down.

CSU, though, is thinking about doing something similar.  And they are not alone.

In the last 2 decades state support for public colleges and universities has dropped 25%.

The NAS thinks you are involved in a grand conspiracy.  Rick Santorum overstates their case.  The LAT doesn't buy it though.  Nor does the SacBee.  And here are some thoughts on what it might mean.  Can't forget Colbert's take either.

There is no "Texas Miracle" in education.

Looks like Professors' salaries can't explain rising tuition.   If you want to find out about particular places here you go.

Yale College Faculty protest the Opening of Yale-NUS in Singapore.

How do you measure what College students learn?

Federal Funds for the jobless are running out.  Wasn't this supposed to be part of Obama's master plan?

In case you still thought that the Clinton-Gingrich "welfare reform" plan worked.