Morning Bell: ‘Retention Is Critical’ For Indiana’s Public Colleges

State colleges fight to keep students — and dollars – “Indiana’s public universities are in a race to graduate more students as a way of securing their state funding in the face of cutbacks that have drained millions in public support from the schools.” Muncie Star Press

Loud call for charter accountability – Karen Francisco: “One in five charter schools is failing and should be shut down, according to the organization representing most of the groups that authorize those charters.” Learning Curve

To Save Their Fiscal Lives, Colleges Need to Embrace Online Ed – “An increasing number of people are beginning to ask if the high prices charged by universities for a college degree are still justified in terms of the returns on the investment. “ Education News

A View Through My Eyes: Shouldn’t students have a voice in teacher evaluations? – “I, like most teachers I know, am not against evaluating teachers.  Every job should have some method of evaluating the effectiveness of their employees.  My problem is how the majority of methods proposed throughout the nation are… misdirected.” A View Through My Eyes