Diplomas and Dropouts
Postsecondary institutions with similar student bodies do not achieve similar outcomes. Even among the most competitive institutions, where entering students must be in the top 10-20 percent of their...
View ArticleDo Full-Time Faculty Help Students Complete College?
This morning I moderated a panel discussion at the Library of Congress focused on college completion. When we came to the Q&A, Cary Nelson, President of the American Association of University...
View ArticleColleges Are Responsible for Everything, or Nothing, Depending
George Leef, vice president for research at the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, takes issue with a recent report I co-authored about college graduation rates. We criticized...
View ArticleThe Truth About New York City’s High Schools
Dana Goldstein and Ezra Klein both linked last week to a graphic showing the school choice process in New York. The graphic is originally from an excellent report by Clara Hemphill and Kim Nauer on the...
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Moving Beyond It’s Poverty Stupid – Dropouts, Incarceration and...
Some critics of the current wave of education reform focus on the simplistic argument that the real problem with our education system is poverty. For example, see this article by Valerie Strauss a...
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Counting All Students
I just might have to pinch myself. One of my dreams for higher education looks like it is actually going to come true. On Wednesday, the Department of Education released an action plan to enhance...
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Schools Out for Summer- Even for Those that Failed
As the weather heats up and students head off to summer break, enrollment in summer school continues to decline. Much has been written about how the summer break contributes to learning loss, but one...
View ArticleThe Waiver Wire: Reporting is NOT the Same as Accountability
A new study of states’ ESEA waiver plans reveals that some states are side-stepping graduation rate requirements by reporting the data, but not including it in their accountability systems. As a...
View ArticleQuick Hits (10.21.13)
Stop the lying. The British education secretary, Michael Gove, is urging politicians to stop lying to children by telling them they are college and career ready when they are not. Gove endorsed Common...
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Giving a boost. Many MBA programs allow students to discuss their ideas for company start-ups and get vital feedback. Some of those programs even offer competitions that help give the best start-up...
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Not enough. Twelve credits per semester may be enough to be considered a full-time student, but it doesn’t allow for an on-time graduation. Students need to take 15 credits per semester to graduate on...
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