The Worst Dropout Factories and Diploma Mills: Is Your School on the List?

By Antonia Massa. A new report identifies underperforming institutions and suggests that the government withhold funding to those that chronically lag their peers.
Every year, the federal government spends more than $150 billion on federal financial aid in the form of student loans, grants and tax benefits—and according to a new report, $15 billion of that is funneled to underperforming schools.
The report, Tough Love: Bottom-Line Quality Standards for Colleges, was released today by the Education Trust, a nonprofit advocacy organization. More...