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Goodbye, College Ratings (For Now)

The Obama administration recently declared that it would no longer pursue a college ratings system based on accessibility, affordability and student success. And college presidents everywhere breathed a sigh of relief.

July 30, 2015

Goodbye, College Ratings (For Now)
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Henninger High School in Syracuse, New York, during the college affordability bus tour, Aug. 22, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Henninger High School in Syracuse, New York, during the college affordability bus tour, Aug. 22, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
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For the past two years the Obama administration has been working on a way to rate colleges based on their accessibility, affordability and student success. But recently, the administration declared that it would no longer pursue the ratings system. And college presidents everywhere breathed a sigh of relief. On the podcast this week, Stephen Smith speaks with The Hechinger Report’s Jon Marcus about why the White House changed its mind.

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