I can’t say that I was shocked. I knew it was expected. I hoped it would not happen, but I have just watched the U.S. Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, say, in a press briefing, that, “I’m…
ViewPoint: Save colleges from themselves
The effect of America’s student loan program on our country’s young people is ground well covered. It is a $1.3 trillion mess with tentacles hurting spending power and reaching all sectors …
U.S. Colleges Are Facing a Demographic and Existential Crisis
At colleges and universities across the country, students and faculty are preparing for the new fall term. But behind the scenes, administrators are dealing with a harsh reality. Many of them have…
Is Commonwealth Commitment Going to Fulfill Its Promise?
Not too long ago I had a conversation with a mother of a high school student in Chelsea, MA. We were talking about her son and his interests and concerns about going to college. She said, “Sometim…
Education Savings Accounts Are Deceptive in So Many Ways
Under Secretary DeVos’ leadership, Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) are likely to gain more visibility and this is exactly why it is critical to understand what they are. You probably he…
To Bring College Costs Down, Dismantle The Higher Ed Oligopoly- WBUR Cognoscenti
April 19, 2017 By Bob Hildreth With the arrival of spring, private colleges are busy recruiting students and raising prices. One should affect the other, but they probabl…
Trump Puts College Students In A Vice
The Trump budget proposes a 14 percent cut for Education spending. Charter schools and new private school choice programs based on a voucher system are the big winners. Higher education i…
Your View: I am an Immigrant Supremacist
Sunday Posted Feb 26, 2017 at 2:01 AM Ten years ago, I bonded out undocumented immigrants caught in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid. They were all indigenous Mayan from Guatemala worki…
Rankings do nothing for colleges that are engines of income and social mobility
This blog is a follow up on my recent rant on College Rankings (specifically the more predominant ones like the US News Rankings), where I asked College Rankings: What Are They Good For? A sig…
College Rankings: What Are They Good For?
Despite what might have started out with good intentions, college rankings have done more harm than good. Rankings do not do what they purport to do: provide high school students with an accurate, unb…