Category: 2010

2010, Financial Aid, Politics, Research/Policy

The Fight is on for Student Loans

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute Yesterday afternoon, The House Education and Labor Committee announced that it will include its legislative reform of the student loan system in the reconciliation bill containing the Health Care plan. If passed, on July 1, 2010 every Title IV institution in the United States will become part of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program (FDSLP). After … Continue reading The Fight is on for Student Loans

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2010

Feeling Very Olympic

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute Anyone who watches the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic games feels the heart tugs of the world’s youth reaching for dreams nurtured over years and years of work. In Vancouver, there they are: hundreds of athletes, from over 80 countries, putting into practice what they have worked for most of their lives toward, knowing … Continue reading Feeling Very Olympic

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2010, College Affordability

Major Survey Finding: University is Really Expensive

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute I know it sounds like an Onion piece, but this is the major finding in this week’s release of The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2009 (see the related Chronicle article). Specifically, the Chronicle noted the following: About two-thirds of freshmen said they were either somewhat or very worried about their ability to finance their college … Continue reading Major Survey Finding: University is Really Expensive

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2010, College Access, Research/Policy

Weathering Education…

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute I have been burdened with a week in Southern California. Tough gig. First in Dana Point attending the College Board’s Annual Colloquium, followed by a Conference Sponsored by the University of Southern California. Just to put this in perspective, it was 22F when I left Virginia; 76 here. Tough gig. My key take-aways from both events, … Continue reading Weathering Education…

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2010, Politics

Robin Hood Gone Bad

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO of Educational Policy Institute and EPI International Most of us are glad that 2009 has passed. It was, in the words of the Queen Elizabeth II in 1992, an annus horribilis. You can do the translation. The economy tanked, states were in severe budget situations, and the Administration and Congress battled with budgets and ways to support the economy without … Continue reading Robin Hood Gone Bad

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