Category: College Affordability

2008, College Affordability, K12

And Education is… Forgotten

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO of Educational Policy Institute and EPI International Unless you’ve been holed up in your 1950s-era bomb shelter (or in Indiana Jones lead-lined refrigerator!), the last week has been non-stop politics, with a quick entertainment break called Hurricane Gustav. I can’t remember the last time two conventions were back-to-back, but I’m guessing that the media needs a break. Poor Wolfie. He … Continue reading And Education is… Forgotten

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2008, College Affordability

Welcome to the New America

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute I did some fact checking this morning, and, as of yesterday, the average gallon of gas in the US cost $4.11. That’s over a dollar higher than a year ago and almost three times the price of regular unleaded in 2003. Even at our previous peak during the Iran crisis in 1979, gas was only … Continue reading Welcome to the New America

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2008, College Affordability, Research/Policy

Still Arguing About the Cost Issues

Yesterday, Yahoo Finance posted an article on the worst-paying college degrees in 2010 (see below). Among them are education ($35,100 starting; $54,900 mid-career), special education, child and family studies, and social work. For those of you that follow the trends on return on investment from advanced degrees, the stable outcome of the past decade-plus is that only advanced degrees, such as law, medicine, and other professional levels, are beating inflation. BAs are holding steady, but anything else, including the now-vaulted associate degrees, are losing ground. Continue reading Still Arguing About the Cost Issues

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2007, College Affordability, Financial Aid, Politics, Research/Policy

Hillary Taking Charge in Postsecondary Education

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute She’s already starting to look presidential. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner and the candidate that many observers now feel has a lock on the presidency (not necessary a good indicator this far out from the election), is putting real issues on the table while the other Democrat and Republican candidates are still getting their collective … Continue reading Hillary Taking Charge in Postsecondary Education

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2007, College Affordability, Financial Aid

Stop the Insanity! Please!

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute Remember Susan Powter? That punk-looking fitness/nutritional guru back in the 1990s? Yes, she’s the one who lost 130 lbs and then ran around America shouting “Stop the Insanity!” Well, that’s what came to mind this week after reading several articles on student loans, Marion Jones, US torture, et al. I read an AP article yesterday … Continue reading Stop the Insanity! Please!

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