Why Corinthian College Students Will Be Better Off
Kevin Carey writes in The New York Times Upshot that students at the imminently bankrupt Corinthian Colleges will be better off.
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Dear Secretary Duncan: Net Neutrality is an Education Issue
If comedian John Oliver can get the importance of net neutrality, then our U.S. Department of Education should too.
Americans Think We Have the World’s Best Colleges. We Don’t.
New America’s Kevin Carey writes in the New York Times that standard views of the American higher education system exaggerate its strength.
For-Profits and Fin Aid: Accountability in Harkin’s Higher Ed Act Draft
If the accountability provisions of the Harkin bill had a slogan it would be “fixing finances first.”
Higher Ed Data Plan Would Supersize Burden
The House and Senate education committees took a step forward on reauthorization of the Higher Ed Act, but with a high burden.
Right Hand Meet Left Hand: Aligning Workforce and Higher Ed Policy
Congress has finally been earning its keep this summer.
Some Room for Agreement on HEA Reauthorization?
The House and Senate are finally putting some specifics on the table for reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
Congress Gears Up to Reauthorize the Higher Education Act
Senate Democrats and House Republicans announced plans for legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which expired in 2013.
The Student Loan Non-Repayment Puzzle
There are other points to suggest that affordability isn’t the only explanation for the student loan (non)repayment trends.