Essays about Texas

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Monday, April 28, 2014

David Leonhardt says it's harder and harder to get into Harvard University: "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"

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David Leonhardt wrote an essay in the Sunday issue of the New York Times about how hard it is these days for someone get admitted to an Ivy...
Saturday, April 26, 2014

Elitist Colleges Give Admissions Preferences to Children of Alumni: Let's Kick Them Out of the Federal Student Aid Program

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Evan Mandery wrote an op ed essay in the New York Times recently decrying the preferential admissions polices of our elitist colleges.  ...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

The New York Times Said Something Sensible Today About Predatory For-Profit Trade Schools

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I seldom agree with the New York Times .  I live in the real world, and the Times editorial writers and op ed essayists live in the land of...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

The Student Take-Over of the Dartmouth President's Office: Three reasons not to borrow money to attend an elitist American college

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Dartmouth students staged a takeover of the Dartmouth College president's office recently, protesting a variety of isms: racism, sexism,...
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Two Americas--Where one man makes more in 20 minutes than a widow survives on for a year

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Two stories in today's Times caught my eye. According to a report in the Business section, Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, makes $37,692 ...
Friday, April 4, 2014

More Bad News About Student Loans: The Default Rate for Parent PLUS Loans Has Nearly Tripled Since 2006

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Inside Higher Education reported today that the default rate for Parent PLUS loans has nearly tripled since 2006.  According to the Departm...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Tardy praise for the Obama Administration's regulations to cut down on abuse in the for-profit college industry

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Arne Duncan I have criticized President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for not doing enough to stop the abuse in the for-p...