Dive Summary:
- President Barack Obama's plan to create a ranking system of colleges and universities and tie government money to those standings is drawing concern from some educators in Indiana.
- Indiana college association leader Richard Ludwick worries that a ratings system would create a "rush to sameness"; Stacy Adkinson at the University of Saint Francis wonders if the public could digest all of the data that would be released in such a ranking
- Both Adkinson and Ludwick worry that ranking educational institutions with different missions and different setups could open the door to unfair comparisons.
Dive Insight:
The president's plan, if it receives Congressional approval, would mean that by 2018, students at highly rated colleges might get larger federal grants and more affordable loans than students at lower-ranking schools. For more on the pros and cons of the plan, read four arguments on each side.
