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September 20, 2013

What Do MOOCs Cost?

Rachelle Peterson

MOOCs are often hailed as the cost-savers of higher ed, but it turns out they're rather expensive to make. 

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September 20, 2013

The Pleasures of Poetry in an Age of Abstraction

Tessa Carter

The case for poetry inside and outside the classroom.

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September 19, 2013

Common Core State Standards: Student Assessments

William H. Young

Willliam Young examines methods of assessing student achievement under CCSS.

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September 19, 2013

Education by Metaphor

Tessa Carter

Professor Robert Frost on poetry and education.

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September 18, 2013

Beach Books Roundup

Tessa Carter

Join the conversation around NAS's August report Beach Books 2012-2013.

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