The Children Still Left Behind

In National Affairs , Fred Hess makes the point that over-emphasis on racial/class/ethnic "gaps" risks shunting aside most of what Americans should expect their schools to do. [D]isadvantaged and advantaged children have different educational needs and stand to benefit from different kinds …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday October 19, 2011

Can Students Focus on Self-Development?

Since the college degree has decreased in value, its time for college to refocus on being about self-development. This is the third part in a FrumForum series on the value of college written by FrumForum's summer interns. I spent my first year of college with no unique desires to learn – …

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Written by Nicole Glass on Friday July 1, 2011

Not All Students Are Equally Studious

Not all students work equally hard. The problem is that too many students are just paying and showing up for college, not working. This is the third part in a FrumForum series on the value of college written by FrumForum's summer interns. I am currently a student at Georgetown University’s …

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Written by Fred Messner on Friday July 1, 2011

College is About Skills, Not Wages

The skill-set that college gives us to allows us to navigate the real world and the careers within it are much more important than a bump up on the wage bracket. This is the second part in a FrumForum series on the value of college written by FrumForum's summer interns. Once, a great …

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Written by Robert Lee on Friday July 1, 2011