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If for-profit colleges are a rip off, what do you call people who rip them off?

In a long-winded speech on Wednesday at Georgetown University, former president Bill Clinton criticized the “political press” who, he says, are so often blinded by a “storyline” that they ignore reality, especially when it comes to Obamacare. “One of the problems is, if a policymaker is a political leader and is covered primarily by the […]

Considering that the U.S. government already is running a deficit, adding $35 billion to it is not conducive to financial stability or common sense. This from Reason: Clinton is doing more of the same here, because it turns out that “free” college tuition is actually pretty expensive. Under a plan she announced earlier this month […]

As Campus Reform reported, Hillary Clinton didn’t give specifics on who will actually benefit and what “wealthy” means: Hillary Clinton unveiled a sweeping proposal Monday to shift the cost of higher education from students to state governments and wealthy individuals. The “New College Compact,” which is projected to cost about $350 billion over 10 years, […]

As the spring semester concludes and many collegians near their graduation, current and former politicians will deliver speeches at some ceremonies.

Pay to play? Laureate International Universities — also referred to as Laureate Education — has faced scrutiny over its financial relationship with the Clintons, who have faced a string of pay-to-play allegations related to the Clinton Foundation and Hillary’s time as secretary of state. The organization has the financial backing of major Clinton donor George Soros and […]

This is an interesting article by the New York Times: Pushed to the left by Mr. Sanders’s promises of free college for all, Mrs. Clinton expanded on that plan in July with a proposal that, when fully put in place, would let students with families earning less than $125,000 a year attend public universities free. […]

Laureate University could see its initial public offering (IPO) fall as they’re facing problems with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding their own internal financial controls.

Is the race for the White House really coming down to which presidential candidate was tied to the less scandal-plagued for-profit school? Not if the media have anything to say about it. They only want you to know about one of them. We have seen an endless run of articles and TV segments focusing on […]

Oh, Max Blumenthal…of all things you could say: At London University’s School of Economics last month, Max Blumenthal was caught on tape praising the terror group Hamas, saying its armed faction, the al-Qassam Brigades, sent an “incredible” message with its attack on Israeli troops at the Nahal Oz military base. Mr. Blumenthal, the son of Bill […]

As the College Fix reported: This summer, as Clinton visited Los Angeles for a fundraising stop, College Republicans from across Southern California converged outside the Democratic headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard to protest Clinton’s hypocrisy, participants told The College Fix. The demonstration took place after America learned Clinton claimed she and husband Bill were “dead broke” when they left the […]

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 reduce cost burden on students Free tuition at community colleges Cutting interest rates on student loans, although no specifics mentioned […]