Federal college-ratings could hurt minorities, Vandy professor says - The Tennessean, WBIR

The idea may seem reasonable enough — ensure that federal student aid is directed to colleges that deserve it. But one year after President Barack Obama floated a college-ratings system that would grade schools on access, affordability and outcomes such as graduation rates and graduate earnings, the plan continues to find critics in the higher education world. A main point of contention: If the system emphasizes students' ability to earn degrees, schools that serve higher percentages of African-American or Latino students would be unfairly graded and inadvertently hurt. http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/education/2014/09/04/federal-college-ratings-could-hurt-minorities-vandy-professor-says/15060439/