After Boycott from Law Schools, U.S. News & World Report Changes Ranking System

Under stress amid a boycott through pinnacle regulation faculties, U.S. News & World Report informed regulation college deans on Monday that it’ll make numerous modifications withinside the subsequent version of its influential scores.

In a letter to American regulation college deans posted on its site, U.S. News stated its subsequent listing might deliver extra credit score to faculties whose graduates cross directly to pursue superior degrees, or college-funded fellowships to paintings in public-provider jobs that pay decrease wages. The mag, which has been publishing the scores for decades, is responding to complaint that its ratings overvalue high-paying private-zone jobs.

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