The College Cost BCS, in its second year, aims to bring attention to college affordability through football’s coveted college bowl games. What if these teams didn’t play ball and instead, faced off on how well they keep education affordable? Admittedly, the teams here are not a representative sample of higher education in America (nor are they the best in college sports, ahem). They do, howeverContinue Reading »

The College Cost BCS, in its second year, aims to bring attention to college affordability through football’s coveted college bowl games. What if these teams didn’t play ball and instead, faced off on how well they keep education affordable? Admittedly, the teams here are not a representative sample of higher education in America (nor are they the best in college sports, ahem). They do, howeverContinue Reading »

The College Cost BCS, in its second year, aims to bring attention to college affordability through football’s coveted college bowl games. What if these teams didn’t play ball and instead, faced off on how well they keep education affordable? Admittedly, the teams here are not a representative sample of higher education in America (nor are they the best in college sports, ahem). They do, howeverContinue Reading »

The College Cost BCS, in its second year, aims to bring attention to college affordability through football’s coveted college bowl games. What if these teams didn’t play ball and instead, faced off on how well they keep education affordable? Admittedly, the teams here are not a representative sample of higher education in America (nor are they the best in college sports, ahem). They do, howeverContinue Reading »

The College Cost BCS, in its second year, aims to bring attention to college affordability through football’s coveted college bowl games. What if these teams didn’t play ball and instead, faced off on how well they keep education affordable? Admittedly, the teams here are not a representative sample of higher education in America (nor are they the best in college sports, ahem). They do, howeverContinue Reading »

I’m less-than-enthused about this year’s college Bowl Championship Series. (Admittedly, some of that stems from the fact that my beloved Buckeyes are ineligible this season despite their undefeated record). So reviving the College Cost BCS, now in its second year, brings a little excitement to an otherwise-predictable bowl season. We can guess that Stanford will run all over Wisconsin, LouisvilContinue Reading »

Everyone, including President Obama, has March Madness fever. Here at Education Sector, we too have been hard at work completing our own bracket.

In past years, we have used the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rates, or GSRs, to determine our bracket. This year, we’re changing it up. Given that student loan debt has all but taken over the higher education conversation in recent months, fContinue Reading »

Copyright Allstate BCS National Championship

While many college football fans yawn at this match-up (Didn’t this already happen? And didn’t LSU already beat Alabama?), it’s one you shouldn’t miss in the College Cost series: Neither team has posted great results in any of our considering factors. LSU may approach this as a shoe-in, since tContinue Reading »

Copyright Discover Orange Bowl

Both Clemson and West Virginia pack powerful offenses – both quarterbacks finished in the nation’s top 10 in passing yards. But odds are in Clemson’s favor: the team is still riding high after securing the ACC championship for the first time in more than 20 years.

1st Quarter: Football Operating Budget

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What happens after high school? About two in five Connecticut high school graduates go on to earn a college degree or certificate within six years, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse. State officials requested and compiled the data, some of which was previously unavailable, to distribute to policymakers. Education Sector’s Amy Laitinen has previously emphasized the Continue Reading »