Category Archives: Education

Post High School Education Important to Life Long Earnings

Posted on July 24, 2013 by matt ohern

Many high school graduates and rising high school seniors are making plans that will impact their work-related opportunities when they graduate from college. While interest is certainly an important component of career choice, it should be balanced with job opportunities. … Continue reading →

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Education and the Power of Choice

Posted on May 15, 2013 by matt ohern

It is not news that affluent families extend their advantage of wealth and connections to the next generation in ways more tangible than trust funds: their kids invariably compile better grades and test scores, accomplish more in extracurricular and leadership … Continue reading →

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UVA Quandary Continues

Posted on April 4, 2013 by matt ohern

Nearly ten months after the president of the state’s flagship university was fired due to a vaguely explained conflict of visions with its board and a somewhat clearer conflict of management styles, the standoff remains unresolved. Rector Helen Dragas and … Continue reading →

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To Lower the Barriers, Unite!

Posted on March 20, 2013 by matt ohern

In 2010, Virginia joined 25 other  states in authorizing the establishment of full-time Virtual School programs – educational institutions allowing students to “attend” school full-time, but online, from anywhere in the state. Three years later, there are still only two … Continue reading →

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Enough!

Posted on February 21, 2013 by matt ohern

Something unusual happened in the Virginia General Assembly the other week: A bipartisan vote on a controversial issue. Governor Bob McDonnell’s Opportunity Educational Institution legislation crafts a system for taking over consistently failing public schools. McDonnell’s legislation essentially creates a new school division, … Continue reading →

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