Credential inflation refers to an increase in the education credentials required for a job—for example, a job that used to be done by high school graduates but now requires new … Continue reading “Credential Inflation: What’s Causing It and What Can We Do About It?”
Student loan debt has become a major concern for young people. In response, some Democratic candidates for president are offering “free college” proposals. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was the first … Continue reading “Louisiana Discovers the Always-Growing Costs of Free College”
Tenure used to provide faculty members with solid protection against all but criminal behavior. But now it is proving no match for weak excuses for firing professors who administrators want … Continue reading “Bad Language Gets a Tenured Female Professor Fired for ‘Sexual Harassment’”
In 2013, North Carolina stopped giving automatic pay raises to public school teachers who earn master’s degrees. In the legislature, the debate focused on teachers and whether graduate degrees make … Continue reading “Automatic Pay Raises for Teachers Create Perverse Incentives in Graduate Education”