By Cathryn Richter, Principal Partnership Manager We wrapped the 2019 Coursera Partners Conference at the University of London last month, and program quality was a primary topic of discussion as more partners invest in for-credit programs on Coursera like degree programs and MasterTrack™ Certificates. The Administrator Track (AT) sessions convened top institutional decision-makers to discuss […]
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Facing Segregated Schools, Parents Took Integration Into Their Own Hands. It’s Working.
Changes to middle school enrollment in parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan could force City Hall to take action on school segregation. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/nyregion/new-york-city-school-segregation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Five Lies Our Culture Tells
The cultural roots of our political problems. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/cultural-revolution-meritocracy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Harvard Is Investigating Fencing Coach for Sale of Home to Prospective Student’s Father
The inquiry comes as universities around the country are embroiled in a sweeping admissions scandal. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/us/harvard-coach-admissions.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
A Top Lawyer Will Plead Guilty in the College-Admissions Scandal
Gordon Caplan, a former co-chairman of the firm Willkie Farr, was charged with paying $75,000 to help his daughter get into college. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/business/gordon-caplan-lawyer-college-admissions-scandal.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
How to Cure the New Senioritis? Make Yourself Your Senior Project
The end of senior year is now often characterized by a sense of purposelessness. Here are five ways high school seniors can connect with what matters to them. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/well/family/senioritis-high-school-transition-college.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
What’s Life Like as a Student at U.S.C.? Depends on the Size of the Bank Account.
As U.S.C. has fought to attract low-income students, the campus has become a vivid microcosm of the economic disparities in Los Angeles. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/us/usc-admissions-scandal-students.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
New York’s Best Schools Need to Do Better
Yet again, the paucity of black and Latino students admitted to New York City’s elite public high schools is cause for alarm, and action. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/new-york-specialized-high-schools-black-hispanic.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Adolescence: Drawing the Line Between Helping and Helicoptering
In the wake of the college bribery scandal, critiques of parents who meddle too much can leave us questioning our everyday instincts to help our children. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/well/family/helicopter-parents-teenagers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss