The University of Iowa* fired basketball coach Todd Lickliter (affectionately known as “Coach Lick”) earlier this week after three straight losing seasons, the first time that’s happened at Iowa since the 1930s. Lickliter was a basketball coach and so should be judged on the results of his team, but it’s worthwhile to remember that he [...]
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The Grad Rate Tourney Bracket
Turns out Georgetown is for real, at least on the hardwood. But graduation rates? Not so much. For a look at how the March Graduation Rate madness played out, see yesterday’s Washington Post Op-chart here, from New America’s Lindsey Luebchow and yrs truly.
March Graduation Rate Madness
The 2007 NCAA Men’s basketball tournament bracket has been announced. While nobody knows for sure who’s going to win, a few things are certain. There will be thrilling upsets, bitter defeats, and Cinderella stories. Jim Valvano’s mantra, “survive and advance,” will be invoked roughly once every 47 seconds over the three-week period. Seth Davis will [...]
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03/19/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on college graduation rates and the NCAA Tournament in the Detroit Free Press.
03/19/10 | Linda Perlstein links to Education Sector's "College- and Career-Ready" event.
03/17/10 | Ben Miller's column on graduation rates and NCAA Tournament eligibility is mentioned on The Wall Street Journal's The Daily Fix.
03/17/10 | Kevin Carey's critique of Diane Ravitch's latest book is quoted in Doublethink's Conventional Folly blog.
03/15/10 | Ben Miller pens an op-ed for US News & World Report on using graduation rates to determine NCAA Tournament eligibility.