US Student Loan Debt Crisis

Economy

College Graduate Earnings: 2022

June 14, 2022 Wally Boston

Using recently published data from the U.S. Department of Education, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Andrew Gillen provides a report intended to inform parents and policymakers about the earnings prospects for specific college degrees. The source of the data is the College Scorecard and as usual, that data is limited by the fact that the College Scorecard only reports earnings data for students who borrowed money through Federal Student Aid to attend college.

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Business of Education

Michael Bloomberg Backs Charter Schools with a Major Grant

December 3, 2021 Wally Boston

Mr. Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City and former candidate for U.S. president, notes that before the pandemic, about two-thirds of U.S. students were not reading at grade level and that the trend is getting worse.

Business of Education

The College Degree Is in Shambles (or Is It?)

November 17, 2021 Wally Boston

I suggest that the best thing that the federal government could do is to encourage stronger preparation of high school graduates for college.

Economy

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Ambitious Strategic Plan – 60x30TX

June 24, 2021 Wally Boston

I love it when states set big goals for themselves. In 2015, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) established the 60x30TX plan.

Access and Affordability

Reasons for College Admissions: “It’s the Economics, Stupid!”

March 23, 2021 Wally Boston

“It’s the economy, stupid!” was Bill Clinton strategist James Carville’s directive to keep his presidential campaign staffers on message during his successful 1992 run for the presidency. While I chose not to use a paraphrase of that slogan in my recent post about Caitlin Flanagan’s article stating that private schools in the U.S. have become obscene, perhaps I should have.

Current Events

Building Back American Job Training in the Post-COVID Era

March 18, 2021 Wally Boston

In a well-written article published by the Fordham Institute, the National Center on Education and the Economy’s President Emeritus Marc Tucker writes about the dual workforce emerging in America after the pandemic.

Business of Education

Should State Funding of College Scholarships Be Tied to Post-Grad Employment?

March 3, 2021 Wally Boston

Longtime Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino wrote an article last week discussing a proposal in Florida’s legislature to cut public scholarship funding to college students majoring in areas of study that do not have an immediate path to employment after graduation.

Economy

More Thoughts about the Texas Power Grid Failure

March 1, 2021 Wally Boston

One week after the power grid failure in Texas, I decided to search Google for some outside perspectives to go along with the Texas perspectives.

Economy

Credentials: Education’s Land Mines or Manna from Heaven?

February 8, 2021 Wally Boston

I follow Ryan Craig’s blog. I have autographed copies of two of his books, and I even have a nice University Ventures jacket, thanks to being a panelist at one of his annual meetings. Generally, I agree with his posts. “How Digital Credentials Will Diminish Degrees” is the title of this week’s Gap Letter (Volume III, #3) and the subject of a Forbes article by Craig.

Current Events

GameStop, Reddit, and Exposing the Riskiest Stock Market in Decades

February 4, 2021 Wally Boston

As I continue to read more and more articles about the GameStop stock rise and trading debacle, I occasionally find an article that provides a slightly different perspective. Such is the case with an article written by Forbes reporter Antoine Gara entitled “How GameStop and An Army of Reddit Traders Exposed The Riskiest Market in Decades.”

Economy

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