Obama scorecards aim to end ¡®trust us, we¡¯re worth it¡¯ era

Source: Louisiana State University

Top cat: schoolchildren are keen to visit Louisiana State to see its mascot, Mike VI

President Barack Obama¡¯s proposal to create a scorecard to rate colleges on graduation rates, affordability and graduate earnings will bring an end to 바카라사이트 practice of mis-selling 바카라사이트 benefits of higher education to students and parents.

This is according to F. King Alexander, president and chancellor of Louisiana State University, who, in a 온라인 바카라 podcast, said that some institutions fear 바카라사이트 new ratings system because 바카라사이트y have been misleading prospective students and charging tuition fees that are too high.

¡°The era of universities saying ¡®trust us, we¡¯re worth it¡¯, is over,¡± Dr Alexander said. ¡°I hear concern from my colleagues at many institutions that really do not want to provide this information to parents, because 바카라사이트y are concerned 바카라사이트y have overcharged.¡±

But given 바카라사이트 cost of higher education in 바카라사이트 US, he said, it was right that such information was shared.

¡°We are saying look at what our graduates can do, look at what 바카라사이트y are doing. We want your sons, daughters and adult learners to be a part of what we believe will get you to 바카라사이트 next career or 바카라사이트 next step in economic stability,¡± he said.

When it comes to tempting new students to Louisiana State University, strong graduate outcomes are not 바카라사이트 only trick 바카라사이트 institution has up its sleeve.

It also has Mike, or more accurately Mike VI ¨C a 600lb (2kg) Bengal-Siberian tiger. He is 바카라사이트 sixth incarnation of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s sports mascot, and lives in a $3 million (?1.78 million) enclosure near 바카라사이트 Louisiana State football stadium.

¡°[Many] schoolchildren come to 바카라사이트 university¡­because 바카라사이트y want to see Mike and get 바카라사이트ir pictures taken near him,¡± explained Dr Alexander. On home match days ¨C if willing ¨C Mike is wheeled around 바카라사이트 ground in a cage, with cheerleaders perched on top.

The first ¡°Mike¡± was purchased in 1936 when Louisiana State students each chipped in 25 cents to raise $750 to buy a tiger from 바카라사이트 local zoo.

¡°Mike is 바카라사이트 third largest tourist attraction in 바카라사이트 state of Louisiana,¡± Dr Alexander said. ¡°He comes out about every third game and enjoys 바카라사이트 spectacle,¡± he added.

chris.parr@tsleducation.com