A Crisis of Attention and Intention: The students flipped open their laptops and started clicking away. A few solely took notes, but many flipped back and forth between multiple windows: shopping on Amazon, cruising Facebook, checking out The New York Times Style section, reorganizing their social calendars, e-mailing, playing solitaire, doing homework for other classes, chatting on AIM, and buying tickets on Expedia. [American Prospect]
Democrats for School Choice: When Florida passed a law in 2001 creating the Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program for underprivileged students, all but one Democrat in the state legislature voted against it. Earlier this month, lawmakers extended the program – this time with the help of a full third of Democrats in the Legislature, including 13 of 25 members of the state’s black caucus and every member of the Hispanic caucus. What changed? [WSJ]
Should huge college endowments pay tax?: With nine of its colleges and universities boasting endowments above $1 billion, Massachusetts is now center stage in the emerging national debate over whether wealthy schools are doing enough to justify their tax-exempt status. [CSM]
What’s So Odd About Religious Colleges?: It’s tough to run a college these days. It’s tougher still when you set high standards. And it’s toughest of all when those standards reflect an Ozzie and Harriet morality in a Sarah Jessica Parker world. Just ask the folks at Wheaton College. [WSJ]
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