Wednesday, December 3, 2008
At a college that boasts graduates with the highest median salaries 10 years out of school and a freshman class with more self-proclaimed Econ majors and pre-meds than incoming "undeclareds," it is easy to see how the more creative (and potentially less financially lucrative) areas of study might slip under the radar. More »
Education was once reserved for the elite -- those who could afford private preparatory schools or private tutors. Power was preserved in the hands of the wealthy. Our class system could continue with little opposition or awareness of its origins. Then came Horace Mann, "the father of American education." He argued for universal education in the United States and instituted common schools in Massachusetts. More »
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