Author

Lanae Erickson
Articles
Should Congress Link Higher-Ed Funding To Graduation Rates?
Debating the use of degree completion as an accountability metric
Congress Must Address Dismal Dropout Rates
It’s a familiar story: a young, courageous (usually white male) entrepreneur drops out of college to pursue his dreams, only to become rich and successful beyond all expectation. Its implication, which has found some purchase in the popular imagination, is that it doesn’t matter if a person doesn’t finish college—in fact, he may be better-off […]