George Leef said the following about Hillary Clinton supporters advocating that she will ‘fix college’: The key objective of Clinton’s plan is to get more Americans into college, especially those from lower income families, and…
Topic: student loan debt
How American Higher Education Turned into a False Promise
From our friend George Leef at the Pope Center: One is the proliferation of college graduates who can only find jobs that don’t call for college education. As the number of Americans holding college credentials…
Washington D.C. Area has the Worst Student Loan Debt Situation in the Country
From the College Fix: Six of the 10 richest counties in America are clustered around Washington, D.C. But the city itself has a big problem when it comes to student debt loads and availability of…
Two Ex-College Presidents Deny There is a Student Loan Crisis
From Campus Reform: Two former college presidents are fighting the “myth” of college debt and its alleged solution of free tuition, placing the blame on the student dropout rate instead. Dr. William G. Bowen and…
Hillary Clinton’s Adoption of Bernie Sanders’ ‘Free’ College Tuition would Cost $35 Billion
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,…
Big Ten Universities Require Diversity and Cultural Courses as Student Debt Balloons
Diversity and culture courses are more important than financial literacy and slowing down student debts in Big Ten schools.
Dept of Ed Releases New Rules on Debt Forgiveness, For-Profit Colleges
For-profit colleges now have more rules to follow, related to debt forgiveness.
College Student Upset at Large Student Loans, but Criticizes Diversity Instead
True story; the student blasts the lack of diversity at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California more than the student loans issue.
North Carolina Colleges Raise Budgets, but Leave Students in Debt
An excerpt from the Pope Center’s report on the state of North Carolina universities and colleges: For example, North Carolina has the fourth-highest per-student state funding in the country. The UNC system has been well-funded…
Dear Millennials: We Can’t Afford ‘Free’ College Tuition
It’s a great take from the Independent Institute. There is no such thing as a free lunch, as the old saying goes, so there’s no such thing as ‘free college tuition.’ Bernie Sanders would probably…