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Education

Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings

The World’s Best Colleges rankings are now online

November 21, 2008 01:47 PM ET | Robert Morse | Permanent Link | Print

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top colleges in the country

I just want info on the top 2 and 4 year colleges.

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education

As this country undergoes an economic meltdown, the major heads of many public school systems are saying we need more money to improve and maintain the level of education that now exists.

Most of the highest salaries paid are not for classroom teachers but to personnel who do not teach in the classroom. Now that is a clue. Additional clues are the waiting list

for parents who wish to enroll their youngsters in private schools and the parents who are home schooling their youngsters.

I do not know the answers to the present economic crisis nor do I know the answers

to the education problems. What I do know is that we can't continue on this journey to

economic meltdown. Perhaps your readers have answers to these problems.

education

As this country undergoes an economic meltdown, the major heads of many public school systems are saying we need more money to improve and maintain the level of education that now exists.

Most of the highest salaries paid are not for classroom teachers but to personnel who do not teach in the classroom. Now that is a clue. Additional clues are the waiting list

for parents who wish to enroll their youngsters in private schools and the parents who are home schooling their youngsters.

I do not know the answers to the present economic crisis nor do I know the answers

to the education problems. What I do know is that we can't continue on this journey to

economic meltdown. Perhaps your readers have answers to these problems.

whose ranking: QS or US News & world report

I was surprised that US News & world report copied QS ranking. Why didn't you use ARWU ranking or make judgement yourself. Some of the numbers did not make any sense even compare your own US college ranking. I don't believe Standford and Berkely is ranking at 17 & 36.Both of them have very good reputation in the world (much better than Univ of Hong Kong) ARWU is using similar methodology and ranks Standford & Berkeley as #2 & #3

The only reason I subscribed US News & world report is to read those rankings from your staffs not copy from some unknown organizations.

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Robert Morse is director of data research for U.S. News & World Report and has worked at the magazine since 1976. He develops the methodologies and surveys for the America's Best Colleges and America's Best Graduate Schools annual rankings, keeping an eye on higher-education trends to make sure the rankings offer prospective students the best analysis available. Morse Code provides deeper insights into the methodologies and is a forum for commentary and analysis of college, grad and other rankings.

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