Boosting Graduation Rates
Community colleges can increase their graduation rates, but doing so may not create all the benefits that are claimed.
Author Profile
George Leef
George Leef is director of external relations for the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Carroll College (Waukesha, WI) and a juris doctor from Duke University School of Law. He was a vice president of the John Locke Foundation until 2003.Prior to joining the Locke Foundation, Leef was president of Patrick Henry Associates, a consulting firm in Michigan dedicated to assisting others in advocating free markets, minimal government, private property, and individual rights. Previously, Leef was on the faculty of Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, where he taught courses in economics, business law, and logic. He has also worked as a policy adviser in the Michigan Senate.
A regular columnist for Forbes.com, Leef was book review editor of The Freeman, published by the Foundation for Economic Education, from 1996 to 2012. He has published numerous articles in The Freeman, Reason, The Free Market, Cato Journal, The Detroit News, Independent Review, and Regulation. He writes regularly for the National Review's The Corner blog and for SeethruEdu.com.
Articles by George Leef
Nurture vs. Nature
Is it possible to teach entrepreneurship in a classroom?
The Worst of Both Worlds
Thanks to federal student aid, college now costs much more, but students are learning much less.
The Plight of College Conservatives
One professor downplays the problems they face, but his analysis isn’t persuasive.
A New Funding Idea (Sort of)
A University of California student group advocates funding the system with student payments after they graduate.
After College, What?
A new study shows that students who coast through college often struggle after graduating.
Trustees Won’t Do the Job
Trustees are supposed to help colleges steer their course, but many are asleep at the wheel.
Don’t Fear the Free Market
A free market in postsecondary education would serve students effectively.
Peering into the Crystal Ball
In recent years, there have been quite a few books on the ways in which innovation will change higher education. Richard DeMillo’s Abelard to Apple is, I think, the most intriguing one … Continue reading “Peering into the Crystal Ball”
I’m Still Not Convinced
George Leef responds to Professor Sterba.