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Making Sense of the Higher Ed Debate

When they talk about what's wrong with higher education, President Obama, reformers and professors are often speaking different languages, writes Johann Neem. Understanding them is key.

Teaching to the (Right) Test

It has become almost an article of faith -- driven by No Child Left Behind -- that "teaching to the test" is bad. Not if it is a good test, Jay Phelan and Julia Phelan argue.

MonsterQuest

We may be decades away from cloning Bigfoot, but two new books on cryptozoology show that the truth is out there. Scott McLemee wants to believe.

Kick the Reform Habit

President Obama should promote accountability through student aid, but if he wants real change he must abandon the fantasy that an algorithm can judge colleges, writes Sherman Dorn.

Real Numbers, Real Goals

Ben Miller explains how the White House can lead the way in designing a meaningful college rating system.

The End Is Not Near

As a new semester begins, Kevin Brown contemplates why professors do the work they do -- often underappreciated work he compares to the craftsmen who built cathedrals.

Scholarship in Public

John Sides and Lynn Vavreck explain why they rewrote rules of how to publish in political science for their book on the 2012 presidential election.

Off the Clock

Whatever happened to the shrinking work week that futurologists used to worry about? Scott McLemee checks into a volume in the field of leisure studies.