Debate: Should the Government Grade Colleges?
Should the government rate colleges to hold them accountable for graduation rates, student debt and access for the poor and minorities?

Claim: Government should grade colleges
Reason: A ratings solution, while messy, would be better than nothing.
Warrant 0: a solution would encourage the search for a better solution later
Warrant 1: a solution better than nothing would discourage the search for a better solution later
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Government should grade colleges
Reason: Governments grading colleges will force colleges to be concerned with student outcome.
Warrant 0: schools won't likely cheat or falsify information
Warrant 1: schools will likely cheat or falsify information
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Government should grade colleges
Reason: Educators should be held accountable in exchange for the federal dollars they receive.
Warrant 0: the students and faculty don't make a good accounting themselves
Warrant 1: the students and faculty make a good accounting themselves
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Government should not grade colleges
Reason: The type of information reviewed is not useful enough.
Warrant 0: many colleges build up students and prevent them from sliding further into debt
Warrant 1: many colleges prey upon students driving them further into debt
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Government should grade colleges
Reason: A ratings solution, while messy, would be better than nothing.
Warrant 0: the ratings solution would be messy
Warrant 1: the ratings solution would not be too messy
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Government should not grade colleges
Reason: There is no proper method to evaluate colleges.
Warrant 0: the government could not come up with a proper method if it was given incentive
Warrant 1: the government could come up with a proper method if it was given incentive
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Government should not grade colleges
Reason: Student learning can't be measured.
Warrant 0: colleges aren't students
Warrant 1: colleges are similar to students
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Government should grade colleges
Reason: Governments grading colleges will force colleges to be concerned with student outcome.
Warrant 0: that might crush the colleges
Warrant 1: that won't crush the colleges
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Government should not grade colleges
Reason: Government's cannot accurately measure learning.
Warrant 0: the government can outsource measuring to another company
Warrant 1: the government cannot outsource measuring to another company
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Government should not grade colleges
Reason: The type of information reviewed is not useful enough.
Warrant 0: the current information is not useful we need a new way to judge colleges
Warrant 1: the current information is not useful
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Government should grade colleges
Reason: A ratings solution, while messy, would be better than nothing.
Warrant 0: better than nothing is a great idea for public policy
Warrant 1: better than nothing is not really a great idea for public policy
Correct warrant: 0