While total federal debt has skyrocketed to more than 100% of the nation’s GDP in 2012 (see top chart above), the burden of US household debt fell to its lowest level in third quarter last year in almost 30 years … read more >

I’ve written before about Boundless Learning (see posts here and here), which is at the forefront of the “open educational resources” movement that is challenging the textbook cartel by providing low-cost or free content online as an alternative to $100-300 … read more >

Much of the nation has been in a bit of a “deep freeze” lately, as an Arctic chill has brought temperatures down to single-digits in many parts of the country. The WSJ ran a story yesterday with the title “Even … read more >