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POINT OF VIEW
Congress has postponed renewing the Higher Education Act for the time being, but when legislators reconsider it they will probably once again weigh proposals that would reward or punish institutions on the basis of their graduation rates. Critics of such proposals have reached the proper conclusion that the degree-completion...
To Use Graduation Rates to Measure Excellence, You Have to Do Your Homework
By ALEXANDER W. ASTINCongress has postponed renewing the Higher Education Act for the time being, but when legislators reconsider it they will probably once again weigh proposals that would reward or punish institutions on the basis of their graduation rates. Critics of such proposals have reached the proper conclusion that the degree-completion...
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