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"The goal is not to go to college; the goal is to graduate."
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently gave a speech at the National Press Club in which he briefly touched upon higher education and made two points worth noting. Secretary Duncan laments the excessive cost of attending college -- "at a time when going to college has never been so critically important, it's never been more expensive" -- and reminds us that for all the talk about improving access and opportunities, simply enrolling more students is not the end: "The goal is not to go to college; the goal is to graduate." With the national six-year graduation rate below 60 percent and some universities' four-year graduation rates in the single digits, trustees should pay attention to Secretary Duncan's call. As we noted in our Georgia report card, acknowledging the problem is the first step toward addressing it.
Posted by David Azerrad on June 02, 2009 at June 2, 2009 12:52 PM
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