Books on higher education reform - Which one would you recommend?

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<p>I’ve been looking at books concerning higher education reform, and I was wondering which of these three books is the best read. I would buy them all, but… I don’t want to spend all that money on three books about the same subject:</p>

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<li>The Five-Year Party: How Colleges Have Given Up on Educating Your Child and What You Can Do About It:</li>
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<p>[Amazon.com:</a> The Five-Year Party: How Colleges Have Given Up on Educating Your Child and What You Can Do About It (9781935251804): Craig Brandon: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Five-Year-Party-Colleges-Given-Educating/dp/1935251805/ref=pd_sim_b_2]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Five-Year-Party-Colleges-Given-Educating/dp/1935251805/ref=pd_sim_b_2)</p>

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<li>Higher Education?: How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids—and What We Can Do About It</li>
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<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Higher Education?: How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids—and What We Can Do About It (9780805087345): Andrew Hacker, Claudia Dreifus: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Higher-Education-Colleges-Wasting-Kids/dp/0805087346/ref=pd_sim_b_1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Higher-Education-Colleges-Wasting-Kids/dp/0805087346/ref=pd_sim_b_1)</p>

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<li>Crisis on Campus: A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities </li>
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<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Crisis on Campus: A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities (9780307593290): Mark C. Taylor: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Campus-Reforming-Colleges-Universities/dp/0307593290/ref=pd_sim_b_1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Campus-Reforming-Colleges-Universities/dp/0307593290/ref=pd_sim_b_1)</p>

<p>I’ve read all of the reviews, but I wondering you guys (being parents and all) have any recommendations on the subject?</p>

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<p>When you say you’ve read the reviews, do you mean the reader reviews on Amazon or newspaper/periodical reviews? I’ve read reviews in the latter, and I think you can get the gist of each book that way. Unfortunately, I didn’t bookmark any of the reviews I read, so you’ll have to search on your own. I think all of them make some valid points, but they also tend to overgeneralize and get somewhat sloppy with data.</p>

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<p>you can google “edububble” and read through the posts, the author will send you a free digital copy, too.</p>

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<p>It doesn’t specifically relate to reform, but Mission and Money is a comprehensive overview of university financials.</p>

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<p>I would buy Mark C. Taylor’s book. It seems like academically serious work. The other two seem like expos</p>