McCAIN ON MTP….Crooks & Liars has the video of John McCain’s appearance on Sunday’s Meet the Press and it’s worth watching. I don’t have anything more against McCain than I do against any other conservative Republican politician, but that’s because McCain is just another conservative Republican politician. I’ll be a slightly happier man if the press corps can figure this out sometime soon and ditch the whole “straight talk” schtick that he’s been dazzling them with for the past five years.
More on higher education
Thriving After High School: A Foundation to Build On
A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.
Workforce Pell’s Missing Rudder
Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.
Once Globally Preeminent, U.S. Universities Are Sliding Into Decline
High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.
Higher Ed’s Affordability Problem Isn’t Just the Price
New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.
