Think before you act. In order to reform Pell grants (and other student financial aid), policymakers must first know more about the programs that exist: which work best, for which students, and in what ways, argues Andrew Kelly. (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
A standard definition, no longer. Several states are defining high school graduation rates as they see fit, thanks to the flexibility offered through the Department’s NCLB waivers. (Data Quality Campaign)
Tuition, fees, and now this? Up to 70 percent of college students don’t buy textbooks because they’re too expensive. (Onlinecolleges.net)
On the ground. This Maryland superintendent went back to the classroom, goat guts and all. (Washington Post)
Chad Aldeman 
Kristen Amundson 
John E. Chubb 
Constance Clark 
Peter Cookson Jr. 
Thomas Dawson 
Joni Finney 
Andrew Gillen 
Sara Mead 
Sarah Rosenberg 
Jeff Selingo 
Ben Wildavsky 
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4/5/2013 | Jordan Weissman discusses Andrew Gillen’s Higher Ed Data Central and the increase in college tuition in 
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3/21/2013 | Andrew Gillen discusses net tuition and MOOCs with Kevin O’Neill on