Here is the link to that post: on Social Security Garnished for Some Scammed Graduate Students The Chronicle of Higher Education article (referenced in the post on Social Security Garnished for Some Scammed Graduate Students) mentions several people, one of whom is Joan Roberts. I mention her in my post and she has a comment […]
Addendum to Previous Post: Social Security Garnished for Some Scammed Graduate Students
April 21, 2013 by
Social Security Garnished for Some Scammed Graduate Students
April 18, 2013 by
At least, that is my take on the article in the Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/I-Fully-Expect-to-Die-With/138507/ It notes that student debt for those over 60 is over $38 Billion and for over 50 is $155 Billion! Here is the short story as I see it. Many students go to far too many undergraduate schools where far […]
Student Debt
January 25, 2013 by
Yesterday’s Financial Times had an article today on student debt: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/74773c6e-5a49-11e2-a02e-00144feab49a.html#axzz2IuFScTqr The article notes that, in the past decade, student debt has risen over 40% – to more than a trillion dollars. I’m worried that there is a bubble – at the very least, a large misallocation of resources. We have an unfortunate combination of content deflation and tuition inflation. […]
Comments on The Atlantic Site Containing References
The Atlantic Monthly wrote a piece which I believe misses important details, and, thus, issues, about student debt. I wrote a comment. I then replied to someone else. If you read my blog, you probably won’t find my comment so new, but if you look at my reply, you will see references to some very good […]