Our higher education system is unmoored from any honest appraisal of how well colleges help students learn.
September/October 2019
Posted inCollege Guide, Education, Magazine, September/October 2019
The Pre-College Racket
Elite universities are making millions off summer programs for teens. What are they really selling?
Posted inSeptember/October 2019
Teaching the Ivory Tower New Tricks
A guide to the people and ideas reshaping higher education.
Posted inMagazine
The Voting Wars Come to Campus
Students face a growing maze of voting restrictions. Can they find their way through in time for 2020?
Posted inCollege Guide, Featured, Magazine, September/October 2019
Putting Work Study to Work
The aid program is underfunded and underappreciated. Here’s how to unleash its potential.
Posted inCollege Guide, Magazine, September/October 2019
Escaping the Transfer Trap
Want more students to get bachelor’s degrees? Let community colleges award them.
Posted inCollege Guide, Magazine, September/October 2019
When College Rankings Get Personal
After fifteen years of publishing the Washington Monthly College Guide, I’ve finally become a customer.
Posted inMagazine
America’s Affordable Elite Colleges 2019
Which selective schools give high-achieving, non-wealthy students a break—and which break their bank accounts?
Posted inCollege Guide, Magazine, September/October 2019
America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting 2019
The schools doing the most to turn students into citizens.
Posted inMagazine
America’s Best Colleges for Adult Learners 2019
Nearly a third of all college students are twenty-five or older. Yet no publication ranks the top schools for them—except us.
