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As Massachusetts Attorney General Probes Vanished For-Profit College, Senators Call for Broad Review
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says she's expanded her investigation of whether for-profit colleges have deceived students in her state about their prices, graduation rates and job placement records.
Reform Fatigue In L.A.? "Antonio Villaraigosa Led The Way On Education Reform, But His Potential Successors Are Reluctant To Pick Up The Torch," reads the headline of an L.A. Weekly blog post.. The two top mayoral contenders to replace Villaraigosa at the helm of the nation's second largest school district aren't campaigning Villaraigosa-style reforms. The West Coast city's dynamic seems to echo New York's -- mayoral candidates have eschewed, for the most part, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's big, controversial reform agenda.
Should a private publishing company have so much power over curriculum and assessment in New York State and around the country?
How and why would God speak to me personally when there might be infinite other creatures on infinite numbers of other planets likewise seeking connection to the Divine?
Why is it cheating to copy homework or send your friends a text of the test, but not cheating to review the test questions over and over again with a paid tutor in advance?
Investors are realizing that the reckless joy ride may be over soon. Most importantly, students are getting the message that they need to look elsewhere for educational opportunities.
Are you surprised to learn that these subprime schools joined the now-discredited ALEC, the secretive group that connects corporate special interests with campaign contribution-hungry state legislators?
Kaplan's assertion that students' fears and pain should be used to motivate them insinuates what many of us suspect to be true of the people who end up at for-profit colleges: they are lazy and stupid. But the students I worked with were not lazy, unmotivated, or stupid.
The problems with education in America will be addressed only when we recognize that it's all about race, class and inequity.
A little over 20 years ago, if you had your lunch or dinner interrupted by a caller wanting you to fork over on your student loans, I may have been th...
It's tough to get ahead in the US without a postsecondary degree. Yet, achieving these degrees comes at a steep price for the student and the economy.
The budget constraints have led the CSU administration to put into overdrive its business model for higher education, to treat education like a "business," like a "product" that is "delivered" to a "customer."
America's postsecondary education sector is a vital component of our democracy's health. Our ability to transform it will be a key factor in determining its future.
At Kaplan Higher Education, we are dedicated to helping our students succeed. We take pride in the more than 275,000 Kaplan graduates who have been able to improve their lives by advancing their education with us.
In his press conference this week President Obama said the economic focus is no longer saving the economy from crisis, but "jumpstarting" it to make a...
Here's another heartwarming tale, this time from a former instructor, about what it's like to work at a for-profit.
