Category: 2010

2008, 2010, Financial Aid, Research/Policy

Re-Tooling Student Aid

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute Yesterday, the College Board released a new report entitled Fulfilling the Commitment: Recommendations for Reforming Federal Student Aid. This project, a partnership of the College Board, The Spencer Foundation, Lumina Foundation for Education, and The Mellon Foundation, is, in part, a reaction to the Spellings Commission of the last year. No one is satisfied with the … Continue reading Re-Tooling Student Aid

Unknown's avatarEducational Policy InstituteLeave a comment
2008, 2010, Financial Aid

Calling Their Bluff

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute As I sit at the Student Financial Aid Research Network Conference in Baltimore this morning, I thought it prudent to talk about financial aid today. Anyone with a pulse has certainly noted the travails of the student loan industry in the United States over the past year. When the Republicans were in power, the Dems squawked … Continue reading Calling Their Bluff

Unknown's avatarEducational Policy InstituteLeave a comment
2008, 2010, Research/Policy, ROI/College Outcomes, Workforce

Living a Lie?

By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute Last night I had the pleasure of speaking at the College Board Major Systems Meeting in Napa, California. The audience included superintendents and principals from mostly California, but also Washington state, Utah, and other states in the western region. The purpose of my discussion was to provide a macro overview of the changing world, ala my … Continue reading Living a Lie?

Unknown's avatarEducational Policy InstituteLeave a comment