Using (And Abusing) Data To Rank Colleges
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-11-20/using-and-abusing-data-rank-colleges
Last week, U.S. News and World Report dropped George Washington University from their all-important "Best Colleges" list over inflated data. Some are questioning the value of those rankings, and asking why potentially more useful information about graduation rates and post-graduation salaries aren't collected or shared consistently. As college application deadlines near, we look at what information is and isn't available to students.
Guests
Remembering Those Lost In 2012
Director, Education Policy Program, New America Foundation
Mark Schneider
Visiting scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Vice President, American Institutes for Research
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Why don't you have someone from the Washington Monthly on the show? They dispute the metrics used by US News & World report and do their own rankings every year.
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