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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.
Companies have defrauded the government, left families deep in unrepayable debt, and cheated students out of an education.
We need to produce 22 million new degree-holders over the next eight years to meet the demands of our information-based economy. We cannot meet that goal if we over-regulate an industry out of ignorance.
The for-profit college industry is offering prospective students certificates and degrees that are often useless after badgering them into signing up for federal student loans that they may never be able to repay.
For-profit universities have come under increasing scrutiny of regulators and congressional committees who have heard complaints about alleged recruiting abuses.
As budget crises force cities to cut back public services, private companies are stepping in to profit from the unmet demand. But there's a cost to co...
Wall Street short-seller Steve Eisman gave a speech criticizing for-profit colleges and universities. Stories appeared after the speech that the share values of the companies had dropped -- and that Eisman had "shorted" these stocks.
