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Student Debt – What is the Actual Scenario? Our government is terribly dysfunctional when it comes to handling the student loan debt that surpasses $1 trillion. A huge portfolio of delinquent and default loans....	Jamie K
The TechHire initiative to develop high technology workforce The TechHire initiative was announced by our President recently placing a strong emphasis on tech education like coding boot camps, community colleges and online....	Tom
Implications of President Obama’s ambitious plan to protect student loan borrowers  A couple of day’s back, our President unveiled a plan to ensure that student loan borrowers did not have to carry a huge burden as they have been doing.....	Chris
Lessons learnt in 2014 through education research Thousands of pieces of educational research in the form of doctoral dissertations, research papers, studies and conference presentations are churned out each year.....	Jamie K
Will the 2016 budget enhance opportunities and affordability in our higher education? Our economy is fast recovering, thanks to the determination and hard work of our businesses and of course our citizens. Our President has taken a lot of effort in....	Tom
Turning around our higher education system is much more than promising free education Recently, President Barack Obama proposed to offer free education to two-year community colleges. Calling this America’s College Promise, he sees this as a....	Tom
Most states struggling with higher education spending In recent decades, funding for higher education in states has declined drastically. This trend may come under increased scrutiny in the wake of our president’s....	Chris
Budget request to Congress from President Obama to boost higher education A budget request was sent by our President to the Congress recently to enhance higher education federal funding and to change certain student loan repayment options....	Jamie K
Is it time to offer free public education for every single American? There is no doubt that our country is seeing trying times as far as higher education is concerned. What with the skyrocketing tuition frees, students being saddled....	Karen
Is our higher education keeping up with changing student demographics? As compared to a few decades ago, the college going student profile of today is hugely different. In olden times, an 18 year old completed high school and moved....	Tom
For –profit institutions among others not happy with the White House’s college rating system framewo Recently, there was a new development when the standoff between for-profit higher education institutions and the White House intensified. The Obama administration....	Karen
When it comes to quality of education, there must be no compromise When it was time for the University of Las Vegas to hire a new president, a search was launched nationwide at a cost of $150,000. A head hunter was appointed to....	Tom
Shared governance is the only way to turn around our higher education system American higher education is all set to witness major changes. It is extremely important at this stage for universities and colleges to use these changes and shape....	Karen
Changing job scenario and its effect on higher education A question we must all ask now is what exactly do we expect of higher education now considering our changing job scenario? This is a topic that will be held as discussion....	Jamie K
Can the Republicans do anything about improving our higher education system? For the past decade, Republican’s conservatism has been a restraining force on Obama’s liberalism. With just two years to go for the next presidential....	Jamie K
For-Profit Colleges in the Limelight as President Obama Aims at Stemming Rising Student Debt For-profit colleges have come under the scanner with President Obama cracking down on them. The goal here is to reduce the burden of student debt for a large section....	Jamie K
How do we justify elite private universities scoring over public universities in terms of student su If you look at the American higher education system today, you will notice a startling but unfortunately true fact. Our government today spends dollars on the elite....	Karen
Realistic measures our government can take to improve higher education Of late, a lot of debate is ongoing about bringing about more accountability in higher education. Some of the ideas doing their rounds recently include empowering....	Staff
Higher Education Issues Staring At us in 2014 Our higher education, for the past decade or so, has been cruelly flung on hard rock. Through the journey, students continued to suffer. Have the winds changed?....	Kathy
Obama brings focus on campus sexual assaults With so many sexual assault incidents rampant on campuses, we were wondering when our President would bring focus to this issue. He and Joe Biden, our Vice President....	Kathy