Earlier this year, I wrote a post breaking down newly released federal data on the student loan “crisis.” There were two big lessons that came from this data: (1) Stay away from for-profit colleges. The number of students who take…
Many believe that we have a student loan “crisis” on our hands. And indeed, the total level of outstanding student loan debt - $1.4 trillion at present – is striking. However, cumulative numbers like this, generally presented as evidence of…
Increasingly the story we are being told about the economy is that there are too many people with four-year degrees and not enough with training for mid-skill jobs. Needing something like an associates degree with an occupational major or occupational…