About Jon @JonMarcusBoston
Jon Marcus, higher-education editor, has written about higher education for the Washington Post, USA Today, Time, the Boston Globe, Washington Monthly, is North America higher-education correspondent for the Times (U.K.) Higher Education magazine, and contributed to the book Reinventing Higher Education.
Jon’s Recent Stories
Education Sep 14
While a national college rating system stalls, states provide detailed data of their ownDavid Gardner travels around Texas handing out thumb drives listing some of the most sensitive possible statistics about the performance of the state’s universities: how much they really cost, how many of their students actually get degrees, how much…
Education Apr 30
Once invisible, college boards of trustees push into the spotlightThis story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Read more about higher education. Except for the desert sun pouring in through floor-to-ceiling windows, the hearing room…
Education Apr 17
Private college scholarships less likely to go to poorest studentsFamilies that need private scholarships the most are less likely to get them than higher-income ones.
Education Feb 23
Colleges appeal to Congress to cut regulations they say drive up costsWhen letters of admission go out soon from colleges and universities to hopeful applicants, they’ll be quickly followed by offers of financial aid some advocates for students say require a college degree to understand.
Education Oct 06
Why even top tier students should consider community collegesWant higher-ed reform? You may be surprised where you’ll find it.
Education Aug 29
Can universities be embarrassed into raising graduation rates?Indiana is ahead of many other states in widely broadcasting public universities’ and colleges’ success rates as part of an attempt to force rates up.
Education Aug 28
Community college district tries full slate of innovations, all at onceRio Salado Community College doesn’t look much like a typical higher-education institution and it doesn’t act like one, either. With just 23 full-time faculty it serves more than 60,000 students, a disproportionate number of whom are low-income and attend part-time…
Education Aug 25
How to educate Americans for jobs? Ask the Germans, employers urgeU.S. colleges are importing the German model of career and technical education to keep up with a demand they can’t fill for skilled, mid-level American workers.
