{"id":437,"date":"2005-02-16T20:52:30","date_gmt":"2005-02-17T01:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studytools.psych.und.nodak.edu\/wordpress\/?p=437"},"modified":"2005-02-16T20:55:48","modified_gmt":"2005-02-17T01:55:48","slug":"no-college-student-left-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2005\/02\/16\/no-college-student-left-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"No College Student Left Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Secretary of Education outlines Vision for Higher Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you are a college student, I would encourage you to read this material and reach your own conclusions. Actually, I would encourage you to discuss issues that interest you (e.g., flat tuition fee) with your instuctors who may understand why institutions often take a different approach. Among other issues, the “vision” encourages a greater commitment to data based comparisons.<\/p>\n

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\nOne of our biggest challenges is a lack of compatible and comprehensive measurements???the kind of information parents have come to expect from K???12 schools. Parents see a mosaic of fine higher education institutions, each with wonderful qualities, but find it difficult to piece the puzzle together.<\/p>\n

How do credit hours compare? Is the coursework aligned with the state’s K???12 system? Are there work-study programs? How long does it take on average to graduate, and does that differ by major course of study?<\/p>\n

What if the student is African-American or Hispanic; what are their prospects? Is a student better off attending a less expensive state school over a five- or six-year period, or a more expensive private school that they may finish in four?<\/p>\n

Publications like U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings are useful, but they do not tell the whole story. We need to encourage states and institutions to adopt common languages and metrics.<\/p>\n

That way, both traditional and non-traditional education consumers can make smart choices, based on information, not anecdote.<\/p>\n

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New Secretary of Education outlines Vision for Higher Education. If you are a college student, I would encourage you to read this material and reach your own conclusions. Actually, I would encourage you to discuss issues that interest you (e.g., flat tuition fee) with your instuctors who may understand why institutions often take a different … Continue reading No College Student Left Behind<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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