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"I find it ironic that posters to Chronicle blogs are so insistent that we hold our political leaders to account for the results ('outcomes') of the war in Iraq, K-12 schools for how they prepare students in our classrooms, and administrators for their work in our schools, but insist that their own work should not be evaluated in the same way -- by its results.” --drj50
New National Alliance Plans to Promote Measurement of Student Learning
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Accreditor Puts George Washington U.'s Medical School on Probation
The school remains accredited during the probationary period and says it already is taking steps to resolve problem areas.
Duke U.’s Lifter-Uppers: For These Houses, No Reasonable Offer Refused
The university is offering $10,000 to would-be owners of aging homes on the campus. The catch? The buildings must be physically moved.
Schwarzenegger's Veto of Labor Centers Is Said to Threaten Academic Freedom
A letter protests a line-item veto by the governor last month that rejected $5.4-million in funds for labor research at the University of California at Berkeley and at Los Angeles.
Assistant Hoops Coach at Kansas State Makes More Than President
The coach’s success at recruiting a star player has led to an annual salary of $420,000.
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March 15, 2008
Medical School in Michigan Lays Off 26 in Dispute With Hospital
Wayne State University’s School of Medicine has laid off 26 doctors and other staff members after a dispute with the Detroit Medical Center, the school’s teaching hospital, led the center to withhold $12-million in annual payments to Wayne State for care of Medicaid patients, The Detroit News reported this morning. University officials said further rounds of layoffs were probable, as the dispute — the latest in what the News described as a strained relationship — was likely to drag on. —Andrew Mytelka
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