Somewhere between random free college for everyone and Teutonic regimentation geared towards industry is a happy medium of career choices that American high school graduates used to come much closer to having access to. “The…
Topic: student loan debt
Another Bad Policy Idea: Student Loan Forgiveness for Gov’t Employees
Good take from our friend George Leef: Under PSLF, students who find jobs that are officially regarded as doing “public service” can get their college debts erased after 10 years of such work. College grads…
What are We Getting from Ballooning Student Loans? Not Much
Megan McArdle’s great take on the crazy environment that is America’s $1 trillion student loan bubble.
Where Student Loans = Revenue for Colleges, Universities
Eye-opening chart from the Academe Blog, who cited a Brookings Institute chart.
50% of College Graduates say College Education was Worth The Cost
As The Chronicle of Higher Education reported, only half of recent college graduates say their undergraduate education and cost were worth it: Only half of 30,000 college alumni polled for the Gallup-Purdue Index strongly agreed…
Young Convinceables
Thanks to Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the socialist running for president, we are learning that one of the latest examples of victim groups is students, who freely decide to go to college and in many…
College Debt is the New Normal
Professorial types are excited by a plan, courtesy of Michael L. Hays of New Mexico, to solve the college debt crisis. The irony is, it would put the onus of responsibility for college loans on some…
Alternative to the U.S. News College Rankings: Best Bang for Your Buck
A welcome alternative to the U.S. News college rankings. If you’re looking for an alternative to the U. S. News rankings of colleges, the Washington Monthly offers one. The U. S. News rankings generally focus…
Asian Students Feeling the Financial Pitch at Expensive Colleges
Not too sympathetic to students who choose to go to pricey, often overrated schools like the Ivy League, but the College Fix piece makes some good points.
Hillary Clinton’s Higher Ed Tax Increase
Hillary Clinton recently unveiled her higher education plan to reduce college student loan debt. As the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) points out, Hillary’s plan, called the “New College Compact,” involves: States creating grants to…