 Dear reader,
We’ve written a lot about growing public skepticism over the value of higher education, along with declining enrollment, a topic I’ll be speaking on during a conference at the University of Southern California next month. Turns out, states are trying to respond, by providing students with data on costs, graduation rates and earnings – and passing laws to make sure they get this information, as our story, which also appears in the Washington Post, explains.
In other news, the education world is closely watching – and in Florida, being shaped by – the agenda of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who last week banned a high school AP African American studies course being piloted around the U.S. It’s part of his effort to exploit backlash against the recent Black Lives Matter movement and the country’s reckoning with racism, inequality and intolerance, as my column explains. We welcome your thoughts.
I’d also love to call your attention to a subject dear to my heart: music education. Nearly 4 million U.S. students do not have access to music in their schools, a gap most glaring in those serving large numbers of Black and Hispanic students. There are also plenty of ideas on what could help. Finally, columnist Jill Barshay gives us a fascinating glimpse into how to become a better student, with a Q and A that turns everything we thought we knew about studying effectively on its head. Thanks again for being a reader, and please remind others to sign up as well.
Liz Willen, Editor
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