Monthly Archives: March 2012

Reality Check: Escalating Cost of Higher Education

Catherine Rampell argues the ever increasing cost of higher education, as compared to healthcare, gas, etc., is due in part to budget cuts during challenging economic times. (Graphic via New York Times)

The Path to Graduation

The National Clearinghouse Project just released a report on student transfer paths and community college. Another reports that illustrates the “new normal” on college campuses – one that was always been familiar to Latinos and other people of color. According to the study: One-third of all students switch institutions at least once before earning a…