I just came across this and found it interesting. Source: These 25 schools are responsible for the greatest advances in science
Archives for November 2015
Colleges Flex Lobbying Muscle – WSJ (Very Important)
November 9, 2015 by
College and universities have lobbied aggressively to beat back dozens of government proposals to measure their successes and failures, including a federal ratings system. Source: Colleges Flex Lobbying Muscle – WSJ See Bill Gross on the power of universities – see this to see how much revenue some of them receive yearly. I commented. Speaking […]
Obama Targets College Accreditors – WSJ (But Not Sen. Alexander)
November 6, 2015 by
The Obama administration on Friday plans to announce executive actions to lift standards and increase transparency at the self-policing groups that accredit colleges. Source: Obama Targets College Accreditors – WSJ Of course, Sen. Alexander rejects the idea. This is from a column he wrote in this paper. “…in one year Vanderbilt University spent a startling […]
The Death Rate Is Rising for Middle-Aged Whites – WSJ
November 3, 2015 by
White middle-aged Americans are dying at an increasing rate, a new analysis of government data shows, a startling turnaround suggesting a rising toll of addiction and mental-health issues is reversing decades of gains in longevity. Source: The Death Rate Is Rising for Middle-Aged Whites – WSJ According to the New York Times coverage, the largest […]
The value of university: Our first-ever college rankings | The Economist (IS VERY FLAWED)
November 2, 2015 by
Source: The value of university: Our first-ever college rankings | The Economist I commented. I’m a former math professor who has been observing the corrupt system of American higher education for decades. Even though I have little regard for this mainly corrupt and fraudulent system, I find that your rankings don’t help at all. Unfortunately, […]
The Economist Understands Much Better Than it “Ranks”
November 2, 2015 by
New federal data reveal which colleges do most for their graduates’ pay-packets. They are not the ones you might expect Source: Where’s best? My comment: As a former math professor who understands American higher education from the inside (of both “elite” schools and not very elite schools), I believe that The Economist covers the subject […]
America’s labour market is not working – FT.com (Could It Be Education?)
In 2014, 12 per cent — close to one in eight — of US men between the ages of 25 and 54 were neither in work nor looking for it. This was very close to the Italian ratio and far higher than in other members of the group of seven leading high-income Source: America’s labour […]