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Free markets continue to infiltrate higher education. I am not talking about the proliferation of for-profit institutions, I am talking about ratemyprofessors.com. If you do not have a child in college, you may not be aware of the power this is bringing to college students.

Two articles this week on education research with no real winner or loser in either. Shocking. The first is the result of an exhaustive study of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Ed Week says that the results show that “National Board Teachers found to be Effective”. Wow. Not exactly a resounding victory.