A recent defense of student loans by Jason Delisle of the American Enterprise Institute is, uncharacteristically for him, off-base. He defends the federal student loan program, which he correctly notes … Continue reading “Eliminate or Radically Restructure Federal Student Loans”
Many students come to regret their choice of college. They expect that getting a degree will mean a significant boost in their labor market prospects, but often their college “investment” … Continue reading “Some Useful Information to Help Students Choose a College”
Credential inflation refers to an increase in the education credentials required for a job—for example, a job that used to be done by high school graduates but now requires new … Continue reading “Credential Inflation: What’s Causing It and What Can We Do About It?”
Conventional wisdom has it that America desperately needs more STEM graduates, but “it just ain’t so.”