Ode to My Captain and The New GI Bill
I’m glad we have a new GI Bill, one that pledges to pay educational expenses for military personnel. While I dread April 15th and my tax bill as much as
September 10, 2009
I’m glad we have a new GI Bill, one that pledges to pay educational expenses for military personnel. While I dread April 15th and my tax bill as much as
Students and parents are looking for value in higher education, and generally most families see their state colleges and universities as providing the greatest value for the price. But with
An editorial in today’s New York Times supports President Obama’s plan to remove the private sector from the business of providing student loans. Instead, the government will lend directly to
You must read this article by Neil Swidley in the Boston Globe. Mr. Swidley pulls together some great information that shatters the myth of the four year college degree. Fact:
Today a reader wrote in to ask a question about comparing grading system between two different geometry classes in California. Picture this. Two geometry teachers in the same school. Each
Sallie Mae, the largest private lender in the student loan market, will no longer defer interest until graduation. Starting today, all new student loans require payments while in school. Payments
Bloomberg reports that some selective colleges have seen a decline in applications this year, as more and more students and parents fret about the freakish economy. The article focuses on
In a pair of pieces appearing this past weekend in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, two journalists illustrate that this admissions season perhaps will be the
Here I am being interviewed by 9News KUSA, the NBC affiliate in Denver, about how to think about college selection and financial aid in tough economic times.