Fact Checker: For-Profit Higher Education

Posted on May 7, 2014September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

One area in which the federal Education Department has taken a recent interest is the plight of those students who, fresh from a for-profit higher education program, struggle to find well-paying jobs while drowning in high levels of student debt. Research shows that these students tend to be poorer, more female and often are single Read more about Fact Checker: For-Profit Higher Education[…]

The End of the “College for All” Debate

Posted on January 1, 2014March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

A new paper from Bellwether Education Partners argues that the “college for all” debate is beside the point because students are already flocking to colleges. The real question, they say, is how to find low-income students with high potential and how to better inform students so that they’re “smart shoppers” when choosing among colleges. The Read more about The End of the “College for All” Debate[…]