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Rankings Are Useful--but Go beyond "U.S. News"
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| Posted: Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
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College rankings are useful in trying to distinguish the great from the mediocre and the good values from the rip-offs.
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Colleges Should Go Beyond the Rhetoric of Accountability
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| Posted: Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
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If colleges are worried about the accountability called for by the Spellings Report, they have not seen the worst of it.
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How to Choose a College
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| Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 |
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The most popular college rankings measure inputs like SAT scores and selectivity, not results like graduation rates and distinguished fellowships.
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The Next Market Bubble: Student Loans?
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| Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 |
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A persuasive case can be made that higher education and the student loan industry are inflating a massive bubble. Enacting reforms before it explodes should become a priority for lawmakers.
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It's a Start, Yale. Now Do Something Serious
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| Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
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Harvard and Yale's new financial aid for middle and upper middle class students is a positive step but is no panacea for the higher-education cost explosion.
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Over Invested and Over Priced
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| Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 |
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America over invests in higher education, and the cost of a college degree is rising at an unjustifiably rapid rate.
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Make Colleges More Affordable and Accountable
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| Posted: Wednesday, September 5, 2007 |
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The excesses at the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency are typical of the entire system of higher education.
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Pumping Money into Universities Won't Propel an Economic Surge
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| Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007 |
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Michigan is a case study in the flawed economic reasoning behind pouring money into higher education.
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Michigan Higher Education
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| Posted: Thursday, July 12, 2007 |
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There is little evidence that spending more on higher education stimulates economic growth.
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"Every Day Low Prices"
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| Posted: Monday, February 12, 2007 |
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How has the Wal-Mart Revolution changed everyday life?
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