‘Trust Us’ Won’t Cut It Anymore

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“Trust us.”

That’s the only answer colleges ever provide when asked how much their students learn.

Sure, they acknowledge, it’s hard for students to find out what material individual courses will cover. So most students choose their courses based on a paragraph in the catalog and whatever secondhand information they can gather.

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About the Author

Kevin Carey is vice president for education and work at New America, a think tank in Washington, DC.