Dive Brief:
- Attendees at an Education Department gathering that focused on the technical side of a proposed college ratings system agreed that existing federal data is flawed and that designing a rating system to please everyone would be nearly impossible.
- There was disagreement on how exactly colleges should be measured, what weight each metric should get, and how institutions should be classified.
- A draft ratings system is due in the spring, giving the department little time to incorporate feedback and develop its measurement methods.
Dive Insight:
A full — and very detailed — collection of the technical feedback the department has received is available online. Previous feedback sessions have collected concerns from educators on how a ratings system might affect higher education.
