People who analyze and write about higher education generally fall into two camps. One camp consists of those who believe that our system is “the envy of the world” and … Continue reading “Can American Higher Education Be Restored?”
The final year of the U.S. Department of Education in the Obama administration is noteworthy for all its carnage. In September, the large ITT Tech chain of schools, which had … Continue reading “The Department of Education De-Accredits an Accreditor”
Accreditation is supposed to act as a quality guarantee for colleges and universities, but it works very poorly. Students can and regularly do graduate from accredited schools without having learned … Continue reading “Will We, at Last, Do Something About Accreditation?”
Last month I looked at Hillary Clinton’s higher education proposals in this Clarion Call, and found nothing to praise in them. They merely deepen the already ruinous federal involvement in … Continue reading “How Would Trump Change Higher Education Policy?”