Tamar Lewin

New York Times

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Higher education reporter for the New York Times

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Two years ago at Stanford, a Massive Open Online Course attracted 160,000 students. MOOC's looked like  the future of higher educatio n.

Online Learning: Past, Present and Future

Two years ago at Stanford, a Massive Open Online Course attracted 160,000 students. MOOC's looked like the future of higher educatio n.

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With the President's jobs bill dead in the Senate, he's been telling audiences about smaller measures he can take on his own.

President Obama Announces Executive Action on Student Loans

With the President's jobs bill dead in the Senate, he's been telling audiences about smaller measures he can take on his own.

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George W. Bush praised Julie Aigner-Clark for creating  Baby Einstein , the supposedly "educational" DVD's for children aged zero to 2.

Disney Offers Refunds to Parents of Non-Geniuses

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