By using endowment money to cover low-income students’ tuition, UT Austin fixes a fundamental flaw.
Education
What Sanders and Warren Get Wrong on Free College
Their plans would bake into place the injustices of the current system. Here’s a better approach.
The Racial Justice Case for Legacy Admissions
We shouldn’t eliminate legacy preferences just as people of color can finally start benefitting from them.
How College Professors Turned Into Uber Drivers
Our system of higher education has been gigafied, with depressing results.
Want Better Teachers? Don’t Tax Them.
By closing loopholes for the ultrarich, America can exempt educators from the federal income tax.
The Department of Education Needs a Researcher On Its Rule-Making Panel
How else can the agency gauge how colleges might respond to major changes in federal policies?
Which Colleges Encourage Their Students to Vote?
These institutions show that civic engagement is alive and well on American campuses.
Beware of Dubious College Rankings
Websites that rate universities are very popular and drive a lot of traffic, but many of them use flawed methodologies.
Take a Closer Look at Those Back-to-School Photos: Is Something Missing?
School photos provide a snapshot of segregated schools from across the country.
Why Apprenticeships Might Be the Future of Nursing
Registered nurses are increasingly expected to have a bachelor’s degree. Training programs are a sensible way to lessen that burden while maintaining diversity.
