Two small updates on college ratings

Two tidbits on the upcoming Education Department college ratings from Deputy Under Secretary Jamie Studley's session at the Education Writers Association conference, via Twitter:

1. The Education Department wants to expand the window for considering earnings – meaning they're either going to need retroactive data or the ratings won't be complete for a long time

.@usedgov's Jamie Studley wants to look at graduates' earnings five or ten years out in rating colleges. #highered #ewa14

— Kirk Carapezza (@KirkCarapezza) May 20, 2014

2. Timing is "next few months." Earlier promises: "late spring," "midyear." We seem to still be looking at a summer or early fall release.

Draft of federal college rating plan expected in next few months, says US DOE official #ewa14

— AJC Colleges (@ajccolleges) May 20, 2014

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