Is college a big waste of time and money? It depends

Interesting article: Everything Wrong with College And that’s how you end up with doctors being forced to endure 14 years of schooling. Hard to open a little family practice and provide cheap care when you’re 160 thousand dollars in debt. It’s become pretty fashionable these days , both for the ‘left’ and the ‘right’ to… Continue reading Is college a big waste of time and money? It depends

Solving the Student Loan/Debt Crisis: A Plan That Can Work

On sites like Reddit, 4chan, and College Confidential, stories of college graduates saddled with piles of debt and poor job prospects, are becoming commonplace: Many on the ‘left’ (and I say ‘left’ because it’s mainly democrats who raise this issue) complain about student loan debt being too high, as well as poor job prospects for… Continue reading Solving the Student Loan/Debt Crisis: A Plan That Can Work

Fixing the Student Loan Debt Crisis and Reforming Edcuation

From Demos: Why Education Does Not Fix Poverty The author lists some reasons why poverty has not fallen in spite of the US population becoming more educated: First, handing out more high school and college diplomas doesn’t magically create more good-paying jobs. When more credentials are chasing the same number of decent jobs, what you… Continue reading Fixing the Student Loan Debt Crisis and Reforming Edcuation