“Are minority students harmed by affirmative action?” Matt Chingos explains why the mismatch theory in affirmative action in higher education is often misleading. (Chalkboard/Brookings Institution)

Waivers and race. Among the states that have been given waivers to No Child Left Behind, how many have set academic performance targets by race? This interactive map explains. (Education NatioContinue Reading »

A true sticker price. The University of Dayton in Ohio will begin offering students a locked-in price for a four-year degree, meaning the total cost over four years will not change, even if the student’s federal or state grant aid does. (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

Welcome to the digital age. A Florida school district has to call a public meeting in order to “re-teach” board membeContinue 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 »

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 »

Cutting back on remediation. Georgia state universities will no longer admit students who test into all three remedial education courses (English, math, and reading), under new rules that also limit the number of times that students can take the courses. (Get Schooled/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

When can he run for office? A 9-year-old Detroit boy sets up a lemonade stand to raise moneContinue Reading »

Students protesting in Sacramento. Copyright: Rich Pedroncelli/AP

Things are so bad with California’s financing of its public higher education that Harvard now costs less than Cal State East Bay for some students. This leaves students only one choice: to pack their bags and head to Cambridge in the fall.  But first, all they have to do is get accepted. While HarContinue Reading »