Obama’s push could encourage consumers to keep pressure on colleges to deliver value. But his proposal to tie rankings to federal aid is easier said than done, and it could have unintended consequences, many say. Also, the federal government is unlikely to be able to tackle the problem in a major way on its own, and “we aren’t going to be able to tweak our way through this,” said Patrick Callan, president of the Higher Education Policy Institute in San Jose, Calif., in an interview with Monitor reporter Amanda Paulson.
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