Jacob Murray
Cognoscenti contributor
Jacob Murray is the faculty director for professional education at the Boston University School of Education. He writes frequently about K-12 education and higher education policy.
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Should College Be The Goal For All Students?
According to the latest report from Success Boston, more Boston Public Schools graduates are earning college degrees, writes Jacob Murray. But a closer look at the data tells a more...
It's Time For Small Colleges To Rethink The 'Campus' Experience
Too many colleges continue to equate strategic growth and survival with expanding or updating their physical campus, writes Jacob Murray.
It's No Longer 'College Or Bust'
College doesn't work for everybody, writes Jacob Murray. Now there's a middle path -- more than a high-school education, less than college -- that leads to good jobs.
In Changing Higher Ed Landscape, UMass Boston Gambled — And Lost
With the rise in nontraditional, older students and the advent of distance learning, colleges that focus on expansion of their physical campuses do so at their own risk, writes Jacob...
Go Away: In Praise Of The Gap Year, For All Students
Partnerships between high schools, community groups and colleges could make gap years viable options for all students, not just those who can afford them.
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Overtesting And China: A Cautionary Tale
Too much testing may impede innovation, creativity, divergent thinking and individuality among generations of students.