How Some Colleges Teach Students About Finance – and Latin, to Boot

It is important for students to clearly understand the terms of any account they are offered, and to make sure they’re using it in a way that minimizes fees... Source: For College Students, Choosing a Bank Account Can Be a Minefield - The New York … [Continue reading]

Why Students With Smallest Debts Have the Larger Problem – The New York Times

Source: Why Students With Smallest Debts Have the Larger Problem - The New York Times Everyone seems to be looking everywhere but right in front of their nose.  By that, I don't mean that every problem isn't important, I just mean that there is an … [Continue reading]

“How Common Core Can Help in the Battle of Skills vs. Knowledge – The New York Times” Sure, But Who Can Teach It?

High-stakes testing isn’t the only problem, and it’s time for schools to change their approach. Source: How Common Core Can Help in the Battle of Skills vs. Knowledge - The New York Times My view: This cannot be stated enough: The reason K-12 … [Continue reading]

Many Psychology Findings Not as Strong as Claimed, Study Says – The New York Times

Only 35 of 100 studies that the Reproducibility Project looked at held up fully to scrutiny. But some questioned the process of replication itself. Source: Many Psychology Findings Not as Strong as Claimed, Study Says - The New York Times I guess … [Continue reading]

Fixing Fafsa Will Require Fixing Colleges

Shortening the nightmarish federal financial aid form for college loan applicants will allow lower-income students greater access to higher education. Source: Time to Fix the Fafsa - The New York Times I wrote, "Colleges won't easily give up … [Continue reading]

How Are the Problems Going to Be Fixed When Sr. Policy Analysts Don’t Know.

Source: The Washington Monthly I hope this analyst reads my comment and looks into the real problems.  Here is what I wrote. The author doesn't seem to recognize that the problem is not when you get a college degree. It's that so few college … [Continue reading]

How Do Colleges Use FAFSA? I Have Some Notions

A suggestion to remove the college financial aid form called Fafsa led to a discussion that touched on empathy, coddling and fraud. Source: Readers’ Turn: Eliminate Fafsa? - The New York Times Here is what I wrote - which means I think a lot of … [Continue reading]

More on Student Debt

Americans are rapidly enrolling in programs to relieve student debt, a development the Obama administration credited for a decline in borrower defaults but also raises the risk of leaving taxpayers to cover a large share of loans. Source: Enrollment … [Continue reading]

New “Ranking” By Me Based On Brookings “Value-Added” Study

Look on the right under "rankings,..." … [Continue reading]