I think transparency and much more break down data about admissions in the common data set would be helpful. And I think the “private school - they can do whatever they want” argument is a straw man. If they don’t want to be accountable they can go the way of Hillsdale and not accept government money. I question why so many tax dollars support elite schools that are over representing the richest in society and allow for the escalating prices far out pacing inflation.
The author of this article is actually a NU prof.