A new Washington Monthly higher education website says the publication intends to “steer the national conversation about higher education away from a maniacal focus on elite schools that is the abiding obsession of the mainstream press and towards the less selective (but often wonderful) rank-and-file colleges and universities where most Americans actually get their educations.” [...]

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“When U.S. News started publishing their college and university rankings 25 years ago, no one predicted the influence these lists would acquire as both a consumer tool and a force for accountability in American higher education,” says the publisher. Whether you’re college bound or simply curious, you can see college rankings by location or subject [...]

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The line “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . .” is from: A. The Federalist. B. The Preamble to the Constitution. C. The Communist Manifesto. D. The Declaration of Independence. E. An inscription on the Statue of Liberty. This is one question of 60 on a test [...]

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Did you know “43 percent of college freshmen begin their education at two-year institutions”? Nonetheless, community colleges don’t get the respect they earn. Via The Quick and the Ed, Kevin Carey points to his Washington Monthly essay on America’s Best Community Colleges. Mr. Carey discusses why 4-year colleges get all the attention, points to some [...]

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