Education, Finance: Sensible people didn’t go to expensive universities
It is possible to go to college and not carry a huge debt, but it requires making compromises - and hard work.
Education: All college should be free
Should college be free for all? No, and here's why there's no easy way to do that.
Education: Too many worthless college degrees?
Yep: It’s time to be blunt: too many young people have worthless degrees (msn.com)
Education: “Confidence” in higher education has collapsed
As of May 2024, 28% of Americans say they have confidence in higher education, down from 57% on 2015.
Education: Some universities give discounts to those with the right surname
Some universities give scholarships to students with specific surnames and/or are descendants of key people in the university's history.
Education: 4 year degrees might become 3-year degrees
In much of the world, a Bachelor degree is already a 3-year degree.
Education: Is college worth it?
Is college education worth it? Unfortunately, for many, it is not worth it from an ROI perspective. There may be other reasons to enroll.
Demographics, Education: College enrollments to start dropping faster in 2025
The number of kids born from the 2008 Great Recession onward began a sharp fall off. That cohort is set to start college in the next few years: College enrollment…
Demographics, Education: The Higher Education “Enrollment cliff” approaches
Colleges, facing the demographic cliff, think they can persuade more of the smaller cohorts to attend college. But that's not what surveys of young people think will happen.
Education: “Disportionate share of” “student debt is carried by women”
News media jumps to false conclusion on education debt.