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The unintended consequences of linking earnings and college performance
Artist’s rendering of the new Theatre School building at DePaul University (Photo courtesy of DePaul University) In one of my posts on President Obama’s college costs proposals, I described how the...
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A massive fail on ROI calculations for community colleges
Last spring, I posted about the challenge of calculating a return on investment (ROI) for individual colleges. The problem is with obtaining accurate data on the earnings of the graduates of a given...
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Engaging in educational policy issues
Last week, the College of Education launched its new educational policy blog, Green & Write. The blog, coordinated by faculty member and educational policy expert Rebecca Jacobsen, focuses on...
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The Department of Education’s college ratings plan: Stay tuned
Courtesy of Jessica Kourkounis, Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education has finally released the outline of its college ratings plan, 16 months after the idea was first proposed by President...
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Duncan’s higher education legacy
Courtesy U.S. Department of Education As Arne Duncan, one of the longest-serving Secretaries of Education, announces his forthcoming resignation, observers are starting to reflect on his impact on...
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