College presidents doubt President Obama's higher education rating system will work: Higher Education Roundup

By Karen Farkas. Most college presidents doubt that President Barack Obama's plan to promote affordable higher education will be effective, or that it will lead students to make better choices, according to a poll by Gallup and Inside Higher Ed. And the presidents believe the wealthiest colleges and universities will be most successful in the ratings system Obama has proposed, reported Inside Higher Ed. The 675 presidents who responded to the poll were given complete anonymity so they could answer without regard to the politics of opposing a plan that has become a top priority for the Obama administration. More...