The new portal - distinct from USNews.com - will provide consumers with a full range of education options , including information about both online and offline educational institutions , and will provide educational institutions with an opportunity to showcase their degree and certificate programs in a co-branded forum jointly created by U.S. News Media Group , America 's Authority on Education ( R ) , and Bisk Education , the country 's leading facilitator of online degree and certificate programs from some of America 's leading universities .