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The Dogs That Didn't Bark
Two cases of respected media sources ignoring necessary context - online education and the change in investment priorities
Phil Hill
December 02, 2024
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Sometimes the most interesting part of a story is what the articles do not even mention, especially when the sources are otherwise respected media organizations.
Rural Education with a Pre-90s Mentality
The Hechinger Report has an ongoing series of articles about rural education (aka education deserts, essentially areas of the US where it is not feasible to commute to a four-year institution), with the series attempting to shine a light on this topic.
Solutions are seldom explored because few reporters focus on rural schools.
The Hechinger Report is working to fill that gap.
Since the summer of this year, one of those dogs stopped barking - online education.
In my mind, it would be foolish to cover this topic and explore solutions without analyzing online education options. Where does online education (or even a hybrid / partially-online option) fit in as a solution, where are the limitations, under what conditions does it work and why? When rural colleges and universities have to adjust to financial realities, where does online help and where does it go too far?
