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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

23 million people are being "eaten alive" by Federal Student Loan Program: Even the New York Times is Getting Worried

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Today, the New York Times editorialized once again on the student loan crisis. The Times criticized the student-loan servicing companies f...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

A Brookings Institution Blogger Asks a Very Good Question: "How well do default rates reflect student loan repayment?"

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Robert Kelchen, posted a blog essay on the Brookings Institution's "Brown Center Chalkboard" that asks a very good question: ...
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Friday, October 2, 2015

Goodbye, Arne Duncan. We Hardly Knew Ye. The Secretary of Education Is Leaving Higher Education in a Mess

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Arne Duncan is stepping down as Secretary of Education in December. Like all good politicians, Arne knows when it's time to slip out the...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

NY Times Urges "Speedy Help for Victims of College Fraud," but the Times Does Not Go Nearly Far Enough

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Let's give the New York Times credit: it is on the right side of the argument regarding the federal student loan program. The Times ed...
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Monday, September 21, 2015

Student Loan Crisis? What Student Loan Crisis? NAFSA Attendees Vote in New Orleans and Conclude That Student Loan Program Is Not In Crisis

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The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFA) held its annual conference in New Orleans last July, and members di...
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Private Colleges Behave Like Car Salesmen and They Deserve the Same Level of Respect

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When I was young, car buying was a very stressful experience. In the old days, car buyers were always at a disadvantage. They didn't act...
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The deluge is upon us: University of Phoenix students owe the taxpayers $35 billion; and 45 percent default within five years

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Earlier this month, the Brookings Institution published a report on student-loan default rates; and some of its findings are truly shocking...
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