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 = ?
Guns, Guns, Guns
by Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute Later today, the President will unveil his gun control plan, which is expected to be broad-sweeping and intrusive. The challenge is that a majority of the nation will think they aren’t extensive enough, while a large minority will claim that the law violates their constitutional rights via the second amendment. This current gun control conversation comes … Continue reading Guns, Guns, Guns
Eyes Wide Open: Pulling Back the Curtain on Jobs and Education
January 7, 2013 by Dr. Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute Back in 2005, I wrote a piece for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation titled Is More Better? The Impact of Postsecondary Education on the Economic and Social Well-Being of American Society. The report concluded that college graduates receive higher wages, are more likely to be employed, and when unemployed, likely … Continue reading Eyes Wide Open: Pulling Back the Curtain on Jobs and Education
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?)
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
The Swail Letter on Higher Education 