http://greatcollegeadvice.com/more-college-data-more-college-confusion/ Expert Advice on College Admission Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:09:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://greatcollegeadvice.com/more-college-data-more-college-confusion/comment-page-1/#comment-22 USA Today Blasts Higher Education for Lack of Accountability Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:33:46 +0000 http://greatcollegeadvice.com/?p=81#comment-22 [...] So while I don’t really disagree with this editorial, I would point out that colleges themselves are providing greater transparency (see my posts here and here on this topic) and governmental initiatives to investigate irregularities and to provide some accountability will continue. [...] [...] So while I don’t really disagree with this editorial, I would point out that colleges themselves are providing greater transparency (see my posts here and here on this topic) and governmental initiatives to investigate irregularities and to provide some accountability will continue. [...]

]]> http://greatcollegeadvice.com/more-college-data-more-college-confusion/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Source of expert opinion about college admission and selection using a US government database called College Navigator Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:59:53 +0000 http://greatcollegeadvice.com/?p=81#comment-14 [...] This government effort (which comes out of US Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings’ 2006 report on access to information and higher education assessment) goes a long way in giving consumers raw information upon which to base more informed decisions about colleges and universities. As I explored in a previous post, many college and university associations are trying to find ways to get around the deleterious effect of US News and World Report’s annual rankings. Their aim is to provide more and better information directly to students and their families. This College Navigator site may actually meet the need for more and better data, obviating the need for these private efforts. [...] [...] This government effort (which comes out of US Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings’ 2006 report on access to information and higher education assessment) goes a long way in giving consumers raw information upon which to base more informed decisions about colleges and universities. As I explored in a previous post, many college and university associations are trying to find ways to get around the deleterious effect of US News and World Report’s annual rankings. Their aim is to provide more and better information directly to students and their families. This College Navigator site may actually meet the need for more and better data, obviating the need for these private efforts. [...]

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