Harry Brighouse at Crooked Timber is enthusiastic about something that appears to be that rarest of rarities, a new idea in the education funding debate: instead of giving the best students money to move to different schools, let schools bid for the best students. Betts suggests this: first fund the schools equally on a per-student… Continue reading Something New Under the School-Choice Sun
Category: Economics
Local Economics of Higher Education
The Dean Dad, spinning off an article in the Chronicle, has some interesting thoughts on the economic benefits of colleges and universities: Apropos of my minor obsession with the economic conditions in Northern Town, the Chronicle of Higher Ed has a story noting that the University of Rochester is now the largest employer in Rochester.… Continue reading Local Economics of Higher Education