Cracking the Information Problem
If colleges fail to reveal the quality of their teaching, should the federal government force them to do so?
Dubious Educational Statistics
The Lumina Foundation forgets that state university systems do not produce degrees; students earn them.
On the Brink of Disaster?
The evidence for a sharp rise in college closures due to the recession is decidedly mixed.
No Detours on the Big Government Highway, Part II
Despite lots of rhetoric about cuts to the UNC budget, the university system’s expansionary agenda keeps rolling along.
No Detours on the Big Government Highway, Part I
Despite lots of rhetoric about cuts to the UNC budget, the university system’s expansionary agenda keeps rolling along.
Drowning in Debt?
Yes, students are drowning in debt, but the recommendations of a new Education Sector study won’t solve the problem.
Just Say No to Special Interest Scholarships
The North Carolina state legislature is considering a new scholarship program specifically for minimum-wage workers.
The Bane of Bureaucracy
A private consultant’s investigation of UNC-Chapel Hill is a model for the reform of higher education business practices.
Pick a Number, Any Number
A study that tries to determine the economic impact of the University of North Carolina system takes too many liberties to provide meaningful estimates.
Where Profit Is a Bad Word
For-profit higher education is like the Rodney Dangerfield of academia—it gets little or no respect.