The Other 85 Percent

I have written for months that the 21st Century GI Bill was unfair because it denied veterans who attend a higher education program online access to the housing allowance that would be paid to those attending a face-to-face program.
http://www.theother85percent.com/2008/07/what-is-wrong-with-the-21st-century-gi-bill
http://www.theother85percent.com/2009/01/more-on-the-gi-bill-%e2%80%93-shouldn%e2%80%99t-our-vets-be-allowed-to-decide-where-they-go-to-college/
The latest explanation for why policy-makers went this route is that they assumed that online students [...]

Recently the National Center for Educational Statistics released data about distance education at degree-granting postsecondary institutions. This data is worth reviewing because we know that distance education, particularly online, is heavily utilized by adult and other part-time students – the other 85 percent. 

I have made several posts referencing the work of Peter Ewell. Mr. Ewell wrote an article in the November-December 2008 publication of Change, titled “No Correlation: Musings on Some Myths About Quality.
Mr. Ewell leads off with “For an enterprise dedicated to truth, American higher education harbors a lot of myths.” He then [...]