Myths And Realities Of Graduation Rate Data

Dropouts.  Lost. Vanished. According to the federal formula for calculating the graduation rates of colleges and universities, close to a majority of all college students are dropouts or lost to the system entirely, even if they have earned degrees. The collegiate graduation rate may well be the most poorly constructed and misunderstood statistic in all of higher education. What’s wrong with the current graduation rate data?  Consider these myths and realities. Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/college-grad-rates-are-bad-data/2012/01/26/gIQAfmdKTQ_blog.html