Category: Research/Policy

2013, College Affordability, Research/Policy

Funding x Graduation Rates = ?

by Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute More states are revising their funding formulas to include graduation rates as an accountability measure. On the surface, this seems like a logical and prudent idea. However, the devil is always in the details. This past week, Ohio Governor John Kasich ushered in a new era of postsecondary funding in that great mid-western state. Effective immediately, … Continue reading Funding x Graduation Rates = ?

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2012, Research/Policy

Fly by Night (Or Day) University (or who needs variable tuition?)

Editor’s Note: This is a fun piece by Gerry Kauvar of The George Washington University. Gerry offered it to us for publication and I think you’ll enjoy the read. It may not be far off!! WSS> by Gerald Kauvar, Special Assistant to the President Emeritus and Research Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, The George Washington University The Business Model of Fly By Night … Continue reading Fly by Night (Or Day) University (or who needs variable tuition?)

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2012, Research/Policy

Debating the Future of Higher Education

by Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute/EPI International Yesterday, I had the pleasure of conscripting a panel of experts at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Policy Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Joining me on the panel was Laura Perna (Professor, University of Pennsylvania), Bill Tierney (Professor, University of Southern California, and AERA President), and Steve Trachtenberg (President Emeritus, … Continue reading Debating the Future of Higher Education

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2012, Research/Policy

An Academic Question — Scapegoat or Sacrificial Lamb?

By Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President Emeritus and University Professor of Public Service, and Gerald B. Kauvar, Special Assistant to the President Emeritus and Research Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, The George Washington University A president bearing the blame for the sins of others or one provided by the trustees as a burnt offering to whatever gods may be. Maybe.  Some who resign take … Continue reading An Academic Question — Scapegoat or Sacrificial Lamb?

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2012, Research/Policy, ROI/College Outcomes, Workforce

Do College Graduates Push High School Graduates out of the Economy?

by Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute This week, Georgetown’s University’s Center on Education and the Workforce released “Weathering the Economic Storm.” The report makes an intuitive conclusion that the recent “recession hit those with less schooling disproportionately hard.” Data clearly support this conclusion. But the reason isn’t because they are less educated, per se. The reason is that those with higher levels of … Continue reading Do College Graduates Push High School Graduates out of the Economy?

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