16. The Knock Against U.S. News & World Report
College rankings, standardized testing, costly test preparation, expensive marketing consultants for colleges, and highly-paid independent consultants for students—these and other commercial entities are profiting from fear, anxiety and myths they have helped create. As a result, college admissions have become an extravagant game to be played and education a prestigious prize to be won.
—Lloyd Thacker, founder of The Education Conservancy
Lloyd Thacker, a former admissions officer and high school counselor in Portland, Oregon, abandoned his job security a few years ago to take aim at U.S. News & World Report. Thacker, like many people connected to academia, considers the magazine’s annual college ...
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