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03.31.2009 9:03 pm

The case for community colleges only gets better

A student relaxing outside the student center at St. Louis Community College at Meramec. Jerry Naunheim, Jr./Post-Dispatch

A student relaxing outside the student center at St. Louis Community College at Meramec. Jerry Naunheim, Jr./Post-Dispatch

Natalia Kolesnikova, an economist for Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, last week published a study showing that for students interested in a “a…

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02.13.2009 9:00 pm

Affordability first in UM performance audit

University of Missouri system President Gary Forsee (AP Photo/Kelley McCall)

University of Missouri system President Gary Forsee (AP Photo/Kelley McCall)

In late January, this page recommended that the University of Missouri system “subject itself to a broad, independent performance audit without delay.”

The editorial proposed that “everything should be on the table: how…

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12.08.2008 9:01 pm

Are skyrocketing college costs academic fraud?

Every two years, the  National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education publishes “Measuring Up,” a state-by-state report card on the performance of public colleges and universities in several categories.

The 2008 edition, published last week, concludes that the cost of college…

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