POINT OF VIEW

Many Degrees of Separation: States Should Take a Stand

By ALAN CONTRERAS

We often think of American colleges and universities as being divided into two tiers — the elite institutions and everybody else. That grouping raises two important questions, however: Is that a full picture of degree providers in the United States, and do the tiers provide similar credentials?...

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