The Daily Report Card: School Transfers, Higher Ed & Healthcare, Western Governors University

Kokomo legislator eyes school transfers – Indiana Economic Digest Republican Mike Karickhoff “intends to introduce legislation this session that would prevent school systems from picking and choosing which students to accept in the future,” and the Kokomo Tribune opines here. (indianaeconomicdigest.com)

Education Supplement: Bursting the Tuition Bubble – Village Voice What’s behind the rising costs of higher education? Tuition? Professor salaries? Nope and nope, writes the Village Voice: “The biggest single factor… is the cost of employee health benefits, which, like in every other industry, are metastasizing out of control.” (villagevoice.com)

Lift every voice – and say no to crackpot legislation – School Matters Steve Hinnefeld on a bill that would force schools to keep tabs on those who perform the national anthem at school events. (inschoolmatters.wordpress.com)

Online School Helps Grown-Ups Finish College – NPR National correspondent Larry Abramson profiles WGU Indiana, a not-for-profit online university set up in partnership with Gov. Mitch Daniels. (NPR)