How Advocates and Politicians Abuse Fair-Value Accounting
The CBO endorsed fair-value accounting as the most comprehensive measure of costs for government programs for years and does to this day.
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Jumping Off the Merit Aid Merry-Go-Round
Some private colleges have jumped off the merit aid merry-go-round and redirected their resources to need-based aid.
Unfinished Business in the U.S. Senate
The Senate left a pile of unfinished business when it adjourned last week onto the campaign trail.
Budgets, Children, and Political Priorities
How can we free up the federal budget so that there's flexibility for more spending on children?'
Lawmakers Approve Short-Term Budget, Avoid Federal Shutdown
Lawmakers voted to approve a continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 11.
Fleeing War and Finding Family
We preview a new book by Sarah Wildman on family identity, myth, and memory.
Playing the Merit Aid Game at Public Universities
Few private nonprofit colleges use their financial aid resources to make college more accessible and affordable for the neediest students.
Protecting What’s Best About the Internet
The Weekly Wonk: A Different Kind of War Story
Why do veterans miss war? That's the question that has animated the latest work of Sebastian Junger.
A Passion to Highlight Which Colleges Do Well by Low-Income Students
Read the Chronicle of Higher Education's Q&A with "Undermining Pell" author Stephen Burd.
Call for Proposals: International Commotion Mesh Wireless Projects
Economic Soufflé at Risk of Implosion
The state of the global economy resembles nothing so much as a soufflé on the brink of implosion. While the production side of the US econom
Colleges’ Pursuit of Prestige and Revenue Is Hurting Low-Income Students
An increasing number of colleges use their financial resources to fiercely compete for the "best and brightest"--and wealthiest--students.
Education Debates and Ad Hominem Rhetoric
Why are the opponents of education reform so prone to ad hominem attacks?