How Higher Education Abandoned Its Mission and Became America's Most Overrated Industry

Higher education in America is in crisis. The cost of tuition has skyrocketed, student debt has reached record levels, and many graduates are struggling to find jobs that require a college degree. Meanwhile, the quality of education has declined, and many students are graduating without the skills they need to succeed in the workforce.

In his new book, How Higher Education Abandoned Its Mission and Became America's Most Overrated Industry, author Andrew Hacker exposes the problems with higher education and offers solutions for reforming the system.

The Bubble: How Higher Education Abandoned its Mission and Became America’s Most Over-Rated Product

by John M. Eason

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Hacker argues that higher education has abandoned its mission of providing students with a well-rounded education that prepares them for life and work. Instead, colleges and universities have become focused on making money. They have raised tuition and fees, cut back on faculty and staff, and outsourced services to save money.

As a result, the quality of education has declined. Students are taking larger classes, getting less individual attention from their professors, and learning less. Hacker cites a study that found that the average college graduate today knows less than the average high school graduate in 1960.

The decline in the quality of education is reflected in the job market. Employers are increasingly complaining that college graduates are not prepared for the workforce. A recent survey found that only 35% of employers believe that college graduates have the skills they need to succeed in their jobs.

Hacker offers a number of solutions to reform higher education. He proposes reducing the cost of tuition, increasing funding for public colleges and universities, and making it easier for students to transfer credits between institutions.

He also argues for a change in the way that we measure the success of colleges and universities. Instead of focusing on metrics like graduation rates and average salaries, we should focus on measures of student learning and preparation for the workforce.

Hacker's book is a timely and important indictment of the American higher education system. He provides a clear and concise analysis of the problems with the system, and he offers a number of solutions for reforming it.

If you are a student, a parent, or an educator, you should read this book. It will help you understand the crisis in higher education and what we can do to fix it.

The Bubble: How Higher Education Abandoned its Mission and Became America’s Most Over-Rated Product

by John M. Eason

4.9 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	474 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Word Wise	:	Enabled
Print length	:	102 pages
Lending	:	Enabled

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