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Columbia Continues to Feel the Heat in the ‘Sun’
Columbia remains in the news this morning as the New York Sun runs two pieces about FIRE’s criticism of dispositions at Teachers College, Columbia’s school of education. In the first, Eliana Johnson reports on FIRE’s letter to Teachers College and includes reactions from members of the school’s community.
The second piece, an editorial, takes issue with Teachers College’s “Conceptual Framework” and its history.
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