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Category Archives: Education
Paul Ryan’s Cuts to Student Aid
One of the almost unnoticed aspects of Ryan’s budget is what it would do to federal student aid. This New Republic article, which has also gone almost unnoticed, goes into it.
According to Perry Stein, Ryan would substantially cut the federal aid that the government gives to low-income students. Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged college, Education, Paul Ryan, Pell Grants, Politics, Stafford Loans
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An Interesting Image on Home-School Education
A reader of this blog recently e-mailed me an interesting graphic. It’s a poster advocating home-schooling, and it’s worth taking a look at. Continue reading
A Very Disturbing Report on Education
For decades critics of the public schools have been saying, “You can’t solve educational problems by throwing money at them.” The education establishment and its supporters have replied, “No one’s ever tried.” In Kansas City they did try. Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged CATO Institute, Education, failure, funding, Kansas City school district, money, Paul Ciotti, United States
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Regulating For-Profit Colleges: A Much-Needed Reform
Recently the Department of Education unveiled new regulations for colleges. These regulations are aimed at for-profit colleges such as Kaplan University and the University of Phoenix, although they apply to all forms of higher education in general.
The rules stop federal funding for programs whose graduating students consistently default on their student debt. Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Education, for-profit colleges, loans, reforms, scams, student debt
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