Why The Feds Should Pay For College
Could the feds “have covered the tuition bill of every student at every public college in the country”? The Atlantic explains.
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November 30, 2012
Yet Another Troubling Tidbit About Student Loan Debt
More borrowers are falling behind on their student loan payments than on their credit card payments for the first time since at least 2003, a report released this week from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows. Catherine Rampell has the story at Economix: Total consumer debt fell again in the third quarter… This figure has [...]
Yet Another Troubling Tidbit About Student Loan Debt
More borrowers are falling behind on their student loan payments than on their credit card payments for the first time since at least 2003, a report released this week from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows. Catherine Rampell has the story at Economix: Total consumer debt fell again in the third quarter… This figure has [...]
October 23, 2012
Why Education Is The Key To ‘The American Dream’
On the Economix blog, economists Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney paint a depressing picture about our paychecks: Adjusted for inflation, wages for American men are essentially the same as they were in 1970, a phenomenon known as “wage stagnation.” Wages for women have risen since the ’70s, but there are early signs that even their wages [...]
Why Education Is The Key To ‘The American Dream’
On the Economix blog, economists Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney paint a depressing picture about our paychecks: Adjusted for inflation, wages for American men are essentially the same as they were in 1970, a phenomenon known as “wage stagnation.” Wages for women have risen since the ’70s, but there are early signs that even their wages [...]
October 18, 2012
What The University Of Phoenix’s Cuts Say About The State Of For-Profit Colleges
It’s “another clear signal that there is a serious problem building in the education industry,” writes Wall Street Cheat Sheet: Multiple news outlets are reporting the company behind the University of Phoenix, a for-profit university with more than 328,000 students nationwide, is shuttering 115 brick-and-mortar locations in an effort to save more than $300 million as [...]
What The University Of Phoenix’s Cuts Say About The State Of For-Profit Colleges
It’s “another clear signal that there is a serious problem building in the education industry,” writes Wall Street Cheat Sheet: Multiple news outlets are reporting the company behind the University of Phoenix, a for-profit university with more than 328,000 students nationwide, is shuttering 115 brick-and-mortar locations in an effort to save more than $300 million as [...]
October 1, 2012
Department of Education Report: 1 In 8 Borrowers Defaulted On Student Loans
Indiana’s three-year student loan default rate is slightly lower than the national average for borrowers who began repayment in 2009.
Department of Education Report: 1 In 8 Borrowers Defaulted On Student Loans
Indiana’s three-year student loan default rate is slightly lower than the national average for borrowers who began repayment in 2009.
September 19, 2012
How Shrinking State Budgets Drive College Tuition Hikes
It may seem like an obvious connection — more state budget cuts equal more students shouldering the burden in the form of tuition — but the statement is part of a much more complicated debate about what’s causing the cost of college to soar.
How Shrinking State Budgets Drive College Tuition Hikes
It may seem like an obvious connection — more state budget cuts equal more students shouldering the burden in the form of tuition — but the statement is part of a much more complicated debate about what’s causing the cost of college to soar.
August 21, 2012
How Student Loan Debt Can Follow You To Retirement
The number of retirees seeing their Social Security benefits reduced to pay off student loans has increased dramatically in the last decade.
How Student Loan Debt Can Follow You To Retirement
The number of retirees seeing their Social Security benefits reduced to pay off student loans has increased dramatically in the last decade.
For College Grads, A Different Economy
Workers with less education lost about four out of five jobs in the recession — and nearly all of the jobs added in the recovery are going to college graduates. That’s the latest from the Lumina Foundation and Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. The report, released last week, contradicts claims that the recession has [...]
August 9, 2012
As Tuition Increased, So Did Grant Aid
Tuition at many colleges has more than doubled in the last decade — but so has financial aid from grants and scholarships students don’t have to pay back. A graph from Planet Money shows the average student receives about $7,000 in grant money, an increase of more than 50 percent since 2001. There’s also a [...]
As Tuition Increased, So Did Grant Aid
Tuition at many colleges has more than doubled in the last decade — but so has financial aid from grants and scholarships students don’t have to pay back. A graph from Planet Money shows the average student receives about $7,000 in grant money, an increase of more than 50 percent since 2001. There’s also a [...]
August 3, 2012
Report Finds $32 Billion In Federal Aid Goes To For-Profit Universities
Two reports out this week tell us more about students borrowing to attend for-profit universities. The Consumerist writes a two-year investigation by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions released Monday revealed $32 billion in federal aid goes to for-profit schools each year. The report, entitled “The Failure to Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure [...]
Report Finds $32 Billion In Federal Aid Goes To For-Profit Universities
Two reports out this week tell us more about students borrowing to attend for-profit universities. The Consumerist writes a two-year investigation by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions released Monday revealed $32 billion in federal aid goes to for-profit schools each year. The report, entitled “The Failure to Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure [...]