May 25 2015

Having long exercised considerable cynicism about how ghastly some business schools are, I am all for evaluating their operations like a proper business! An interesting story emerges today pertaining to SIBs…

Evaluate Business Schools Like a Business
Gilmer Mirror

The Brookings Institution just released a major study evaluating thousands of American colleges.

Private-sector companies have monitored and touted their social impact for years. Goldman Sachs, for instance, pioneered “social impact” bonds to help local governments fund education and public works projects. One such bond is helping finance pre-kindergarten programs for 2,600 at risk children in Chicago’s public schools.