RUMOR WATCH….Here’s today’s edition of viral claptrap courtesy of the Republican Party: Barack Obama wants to give $845 billion to the United Nations! Turns out this is off by a factor of 65,000x, but who’s counting? Expect to receive an outraged all-caps email about this from your cousin Ned in Fort Wayne any day now.
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.
