OK, we may not like it, but the world in 2010 is one driven by metrics, performance measures, bar charts, etc. - all done to make good PowerPoint slides!
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
This article - and I would encourage you to go read the Chronicle of Higher Ed's original piece on the matter as well (http://chronicle.com/article/30-Ways-to-Rate-a-College/124160/) - shows how little agreement there is out there nationwide on how to evaluate quality and performance when it comes to the world of higher education.
Still, this is the world we live in (and which students and their parents have to make informed choices as to where to spend (read invest) tens of thousands of dollars for their future). In order to succeed (and even exist) in the long-term, we've got to do a better job of yes determining which measures are important - both in terms of inputs AND outcomes - and work to get better at raising these standards. An informed marketplace demands nothing less.
David http://wyld-business.blogspot.com/
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