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April 19th, 2011 - 6:19 am § in America, Schools & Colleges

Who is Richard Sandefer and Why Should I Care?

Sandefer is the founder of the  Acton School of Business and a prime mover behind the effort in Texas to radically change the University of Texas. from Real Estate Investment Ideas No doubt the most unusual M.B.A. program in the country is run by the Acton School of Business in Texas. It is built o[...]

December 3rd, 2013 - 9:46 am § in Misc.

THE Ave Challenge: Who is ….

Ted Miller Ericka Miller Hint: Google or Bing do not work Also: Jeff Sandefer might understand Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/higher-education-nominees-100551.html#ixzz2mQl8yDLl[...]

August 10th, 2011 - 11:02 pm § in Schools & Colleges

Texas Pursues Profit Models for Higher Education.

Rick Perry Pushes ALEC-Backed Education Policies To Turn Texas Universities Into Businesses …from Think Progress By Travis Waldron posted from ThinkProgress Education on Aug 5, 2011 at 7:10 pm ThinkProgress intern Sarah Bufkin contributed to this report The Governor’s Transcript    fro[...]

May 17th, 2011 - 6:58 am § in Schools & Colleges

Study: It’s not the teacher, But the tools that matter

Jeff Sandefer, a new colleague and educational entrepreneur from Texas, referred me to this report from NPR.   The account illustrates the promise and the danger of terms like “on line education of” or “interactive learning.” The promise is very real.  Watson and, later Ski[...]

April 18th, 2011 - 8:37 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges

Regents pressed to adopt list of higher ed ‘reforms’

Perry emails show plan to downgrade Texas universities By PATRICIA KILDAY HART, AUSTIN BUREAU, www.chron.com April 17, 2011, 7:37AM ….In May 2008, Perry summoned all Texas university regents and chancellors to a higher education summit and to hear Austin businessman Jeff Sandefer, a major Perr[...]