Why Steve Jobs Matters
By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, EPI International/Educational Policy Institute As I sit in front of my iMac 27”, which sits on my workplace next to my MacBook Air 13”, my iPad 2, and my iPhone 4, I realize that Steve Jobs has had unbelievable influence on my life. I figure I have bought about 25 Apple hardware products over the last 10 years. … Continue reading Why Steve Jobs Matters
Guns, Guns, Guns
by Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute Later today, the President will unveil his gun control plans, which are expected to be broad-sweeping and intrusive. The challenge is that a majority of the nation will think they aren’t extensive enough, while a large minority will claim that the law is violates their constitutional rights via the second amendment. This current gun control conversation … Continue reading Guns, Guns, Guns
A Post-Hoc Analysis of the 2006 Spellings Commission Report on Higher Education
By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International This morning, the Chronicle of Higher Education published an article on The Spellings Commission of five years ago, noting, in former North Carolina Governor James Hunt’s words: “One of the most important reports in the educational and economic history of our country-if we act on it.” Five years later, little has been done to … Continue reading A Post-Hoc Analysis of the 2006 Spellings Commission Report on Higher Education
Missing the Story on Student Debt
By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International This morning my colleague Kimberly Landis sent me the following graph from the Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Ohio (AICUO) which lists the undergraduate debt per credential awarded at Ohio postsecondary institutions, by sector and type. Take a look and let’s discuss. My point is that 99 percent of readers are going … Continue reading Missing the Story on Student Debt
Differentiated Pricing in Higher Education
By Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International For too long, North American higher education, as well as much of the world’s, has offered a one size fits all pricing structure in higher education. Just as we now understand that there needs to be differentiated instruction on our campuses whether they be online or bricks and mortar, perhaps it’s time that we … Continue reading Differentiated Pricing in Higher Education
The Swail Letter on Higher Education 