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20 best jobs in 2023: Fast-growing, high-paying, recession-proof careers

Software developer clinched the top spot of US News World Report list of the best jobs of 2023, up from the number five spot last year — despite high-profile layoffs at major tech players like Meta Platforms Inc, Salesforce Inc and Amazon.com Inc.

The Times of India

US news alters law school rankings after Yale, Harvard quit

US News & World Report pledged to modify its law school rankings after a growing number of institutions, including Yale and Harvard, called the rankings “flawed.”

Tribune News Service

US News to change ranking system after law schools' boycott

U.S. News & World Report will change how its rankings of law schools are calculated in response to a boycott by a number of top programs

The Independent UK

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US News Makes Beneficial Changes to its Law School Rankings System

Downgrading reputational surveys and abolishing points for per-student expenditures are steps in the right direction.

Reason

The New Year Brings a New Formula for US News Law School Rankings

U.S. News and World Report is making some significant changes to the way it ranks law schools.

Reason

Lawsuit against USC education school alleges fraud in US News & World Report data

LOS ANGELES — The University of Southern California's education school was sued Tuesday by former students who claim that officials violated state law by falsely advertising the graduate program's high online degree ranking, which was based in part on fraudulent data submitted to U.S. News & World Report's college rating…

Los Angeles Times

Top law schools snub ‘US News’ rankings, marking shift in legal industry

When Elizabeth Samuels began applying to law schools in 2020, her highest priority was to get into a T14 school — one in the top 14 according to US News & World Report, the go-to source for such rankings.

Tribune News Service

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News briefs

9/11 compensation bill tangled up in Beirut victims’ push

Tribune News Service

Penn Law will not submit data for US News rankings

PHILADELPHIA — Just as Harvard and Yale law schools announced last month, the University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School said Friday it will not submit data to U.S. News and World Report for its rankings.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Commentary: US News & World Report university rankings spur a revolt. What we need are more meaningful evaluations

In the beginning, God created the heavens, the earth and American higher education. We lived in a bucolic state of nature until an evil serpent, U.S. News & World Report, tempted us to partake of the Tree of Knowledge: namely, college rankings. A fall from grace ensued.

Chicago Tribune

How the Ivy League perpetuates elitism

The Ivy League schools don't have better teaching or higher quality educations. They do help perpetuate inequity

Salon

News briefs

Lauren Boebert’s lead over Adam Frisch narrows in Colorado, race enters automatic-recount territory

Tribune News Service

3 top law schools quit US News rankings over equity concerns

The University of California, Berkeley’s law school on Thursday joined the law programs at Harvard and Yale in pulling out of U.S. News & World Report’s rankings over concerns that they punish efforts to attract students from a broad range of backgrounds

The Independent UK

UC Berkeley Law School to withdraw from U.S. News & World Report rankings

LOS ANGELES — The University of California, Berkeley Law School announced Thursday it would withdraw from U.S. News & World Report's closely watched evaluations of higher education institutions, saying the ratings' methodology penalizes schools that encourage public service and low costs.

Los Angeles Times

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Some Thoughts on Elite-Law-School Bias in Clerkship Hiring

Does the bias exist? Is it a good thing? What does it mean for law students at lower-ranked schools? What does mean about me?

InsideEVs

How Much Does A Used Tesla Cost?

As the price tags on electric cars remain out of reach for many consumers, some have elected to buy a used Tesla to save money.

Salon

A fall COVID surge? Yeah, I know

Leaves are falling, temperatures are dropping — how about another COVID surge with that hot cider?

The Independent UK

This professor exposed Columbia University’s false ranking. He says it’s only the tip of the scandal

Math professor Michael Thaddeus accused Columbia of using false data to rise up the college rankings. He tells Rachel Sharp why the real lesson from the scandal is that the ranking system must be scrapped

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Commentary: College rankings don’t matter. Whether a school is a good fit does

The news that Columbia University filed fraudulent data to rise in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings has again raised the question of what these rankings mean. Does anyone imagine that as Columbia “plunged” from No. 2 to No. 18 (as its ranking was reassessed by U.S. News…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Are the US News college rankings a joke?

I didn’t go to an Ivy League college. In fact, I never even thought of applying, and you probably didn’t either.

The Guardian - US

Columbia whistleblower on exposing college rankings: ‘They are worthless’

US News relegated Columbia to 18th from second place after it was revealed the college had misrepresented key statistics

The Guardian - US

US News college ranking under scrutiny after Ivy League university plummets

Reliability of data used to compile influential list in doubt after Columbia University drops from second to 18th place

The Independent UK

Incomplete grade? Columbia loses ranking over dubious data

U.S. News & World Report has unranked Columbia University from its 2022 edition of Best Colleges

Tribune News Service

Mac Engel: America’s future in college sports is the SEC, which is not good for America’s colleges

FORT WORTH, Texas — According the annual grift that is the U.S. News “Best National University Rankings,” the strength of the SEC is, surprisingly, not in academics.

InsideEVs

Tesla Model Y And Kia EV6 Win U.S. News' Best Cars Awards For 2022

It comes as no surprise that two electric crossovers earned some significant awards from US News. EVs have been on a roll winning awards for some time now.

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