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 […]
How to Measure a College’s Value
September 13, 2015 by
An ambitious survey finds that brand matters less than other factors in graduates’ future contentment. Source: How to Measure a College’s Value My comment. (In reply to Outside the Box, who wrote that The study does not adjust for the fact that different kinds of students go to different colleges. “You probably make a good […]
Highly Selective Schools That Add Value (Only Counting Money Here, But It’s a Measurable Proxy For Education)
August 18, 2015 by
Brookings Institute compared median salaries of graduates with the expected median salaries of a like pool (for the same college) without having attended college. Here are the results I took away for highly selected colleges, given in expected percentage increase. I also give the median mid-career salaries from the study. Note: Some schools didn’t have […]
A Must Read From The Economist (This Week’s Cover Story)
March 29, 2015 by
Universities: The world is going to university | The Economist. This link is to the introduction. Here is the link to the complete report. http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21646985-american-model-higher-education-spreading-it-good-producing-excellence I commented on the introduction. “”…price becomes a proxy for quality. By charging more, good universities gain both revenue and prestige…” I am a former professor. I taught math at one […]
Why So Few Online Courses? Quotes From “The Economist” 3/28/2015 Edition on Universities
March 28, 2015 by
“…Since the value of a degree from a selective institution depends on its scarcity, good universities have little incentive to produce more graduates..” (From <http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21647285-more-and-more-money-being-spent-higher-education-too-little-known-about-whether-it>) which may be why, even though “…Technology offers the promise of making education both cheaper and more effective, but universities resist adopting it…” (From <http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21646985-american-model-higher-education-spreading-it-good-producing-excellence>)
“Task Force Wants Simplified Oversight of U.S. Colleges” Of Course, It Does.
February 13, 2015 by
Task Force Wants Simplified Oversight of U.S. Colleges, Universities – WSJ. I think if you read my comment about the composition of the task force, you won’t need to read the article. “…The group, made up of 16 college presidents and higher education experts…” Fourteen of these “…higher education experts…” [For my readers I have […]
The value of university: Our first-ever college rankings | The Economist (IS VERY FLAWED)
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, […]