(Forbes) by Richard Vedder. In dating, there are enormous information problems. A guy knows the kind of girl he wants to date, but how does he find her? Modern technology can help marvelously: my own daughter found her husband on Matchmaker.com. Similarly, there is an enormous information problem that universities and their students continually confront. […]
Read More »(Christian Science Monitor) by Natasha Warikoo. At this time of year, many high school seniors across the country are anticipating decision letters from colleges to which they’ve applied. Some have benefitted from expert coaching from parents, guidance counselors, and expensive private college counselors. Others muddled through, relying on their own instincts and perhaps the good […]
Read More »(Buzzfeed) by Molly Hensley-Clancy. Princeton is scrambling to prevent the release of a trove of its most sensitive admissions documents, including individual student files and information about how the school judges and selects its freshman class. The data was provided to the Education Department as part of a years-long investigation, making it subject to Freedom […]
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