Category: College Affordability

2015, College Affordability, Financial Aid, Politics, Research/Policy, Student Success

The Broken Record of Student Debt

By Dr. Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute I recently read an article by Mitchell Weiss of credit.com in USA Today titled “Student Loan Debt: America’s Next Big Crisis.” Weiss points out that the percentage of delinquent student loans rose from 11.1 percent to 11.5 percent between the first two quarters in 2015. On the surface, that doesn’t sound like much. But … Continue reading The Broken Record of Student Debt

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2015, College Access, College Affordability, Financial Aid, Research/Policy, ROI/College Outcomes

Revolution, Not Reformation

By Dr. Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute Well, it’s another school year. Students around the country have started the sojourn back to their elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools—the pathway to enlightenment for some; the tunnel of darkness for others. This year’s return is framed by a political discussion that has raised the platform of education as a federal issue. Although we … Continue reading Revolution, Not Reformation

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2015, College Affordability, Politics, Research/Policy

An Open Letter to Senator Bernie Sanders: Your Free Tuition Policy is a Bad Idea

By Dr. Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute Dear Senator Sanders, I understand that you will introduce legislation tomorrow to make college tuition free across the United States. By doing this, you haven’t just met what President Obama suggested in his State of the Union Address a few months ago when he suggested free community college tuition. Rather, you are going all … Continue reading An Open Letter to Senator Bernie Sanders: Your Free Tuition Policy is a Bad Idea

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2015, College Affordability, Politics, Research/Policy, ROI/College Outcomes

What Could (Should?) the President Do Now?

By Dr. Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute Last week, the President gave his second-to-last State of the Union speech in front of a Joint Session of Congress. As we knew, he talked about his plan for free Community College for all students eligible for admissions. In my last post on January 13, 2015, I posited that the President’s plan was not … Continue reading What Could (Should?) the President Do Now?

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2015, College Affordability, Politics, Research/Policy

Free College Tuition? Not So Quick, Mr. President

by Dr. Watson Scott Swail, President & CEO, Educational Policy Institute Last week, President Obama announced his Administration’s plans for the America’s College Promise plan. Interesting that the Administration released something of good news on Friday, the day where politicians announce programs in order to have them buried for the following news week. Not sure why they would do that on what they say is … Continue reading Free College Tuition? Not So Quick, Mr. President

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