Jason will be following up our discussion last night on 'Foundational Questions' with his discussion notes, but I wanted to highlight this interesting article from today's New York Times. It demonstrates the difficulty the Obama Administration is having in providing an accurate indicator of 'value' that colleges and universities provide their students. It's worth a read although it does not apply that closely to what we discussed last night. Of particular interest in the article is a link to a company called 'Pay Scale' that ranks colleges and universities strictly on the economic outcomes of their graduates. Coming in at #1? That's right, Harvey Mudd College
Pay Scale
Scorecard for Colleges
Interesting stuff... technical degrees provide more immediate salary opportunity, but how does one gauge real value?
ReplyDeleteHere's Vassar's President (who is also an educational economist) on the issue:
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/college-president-raises-concerns-about-obamas-college-scorecard/