Category Archives: Education

Making Educational Choices Work

Posted on September 21, 2012 by matt ohern

There was a time when Glenn Booker might easily have been classified as a child without hope.  The arc of his early life suggested a young man who might easily end up as a burden to society. Separated from his … Continue reading →

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Virginia’s Online Revolution Waits for No Man

Posted on September 6, 2012 by matt ohern

Lynchburg, Va., is home to the seventh largest university in the nation, we discover in reading the latest edition of Virginia Business magazine. Yes, it turns out that the little university founded by fundamentalist preacher Jerry Falwell in 1971 is … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Aim High in Virginia

Posted on August 23, 2012 by matt ohern

“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; But in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” –  Michelangelo A recent criticism of K-12 education in the United … Continue reading →

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The UVA Controversy Threatens its Reputation

Posted on June 21, 2012 by matt ohern

The hotly protested firing of University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan should draw more attention to the cost crisis in higher education—a national crisis that has begun to put academic officials under great pressure in their long-privileged environments. But even … Continue reading →

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Private Colleges and African-American Educational Opportunity

Posted on April 26, 2012 by matt ohern

There is a tremendous thirst in Virginia’s African-American population for higher education that is not reflected in minority enrollment at Virginia’s public colleges and universities. Only 13.8% of the students attending public institutions in the fall of 2008 were African-American. … Continue reading →

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