Roy R. Romer (born October 31, 1928, in Garden City, Kansas, United States) was the 39th Governor of Colorado and served as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2001 to 2006. Read full biography of Roy Romer →
The need for a college education is even more important now than it was before, but I think that the increased costs are a very severe obstacle to... →
Let's take flight simulation as an example. If you're trying to train a pilot, you can simulate almost the whole course. You don't have... →
You can take a school like the University of Colorado, with a selective admission standard. It has a better caliber student going in, so you ought to... →
We can do better in higher education. And it is more than just technology. It's also an attitude on the part of faculty. We need to think through... →
One of the things that we're all struggling with is how to judge the quality of the value-added experience of an educational course or year. I... →
I think the big force is going to be consumer buying power.
This nation has been drifting back in comparison with the rest of the world for the last 20 years in education.
With lab courses, we may be able to simulate a lot of that and reduce costs.
You know, IBM was almost knocked out of the box by other types of computer software and manufacturing.
Productivity is going to be a critical issue. And it's not just about getting more time for professors in the classroom. It involves reexamining... →
Enrollment in Colorado is expected to expand about 25 percent in seven years. It's very difficult to find those additional funds. Therefore, I... →
I have observed private and proprietary colleges, like the University of Phoenix, and the market they serve. And I found it intriguing the way in... →
Interactive computers and software will, I think, provide a less costly method of doing some kinds of inquiry, in knowledge acquisition and even... →
Roy R. Romer (born October 31, 1928, in Garden City, Kansas, United States) was the 39th Governor of Colorado and served as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2001 to 2006.