Commentary: Report Blasts Administrative Bloat, Waste in Universities

By Jamison Beuerman
08/17/2010
This week, scholars from the University of Arkansas’s Department of Education Reform released a report on the state of administrative waste in America’s public universities. Published in collaboration with the Goldwater Institute, the report blasts the current state of hiring trends in American universities. It demonstrates that school administrative positions are being added at an...

TAGS: Education Reform, Goldwater Institute, Higher Education, Jay Greene

City University of New York: Lessons For Louisiana?

By Jennifer Moreale
02/11/2010
A new study published by the Pelican Institute addresses the issue of unprepared students and institutional mismatch in Louisiana’s higher education system. As reported in the study, Louisiana has lower rates of high school completion, lower average test scores, and fewer students taking college-preparatory classes than most other states. The City University of New York...

TAGS: City University of New York, Education, Higher Education, Sandra Diaz