Another Conversation About Money
By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That’s how rich I want to be. Rita Rudner – a non-education expert from Harrah’s, Las Vegas, NV Ah yes, money makes the world go ‘round. We all want it, we all work for it, and we all spend … Continue reading Another Conversation About Money
A Warped View of Leadership
Earlier today, Elyse Ashburn of The Chronicle of Higher Education wrote about the cost of higher education in her piece, News Analysis: Higher-Education Misperceptions, Myths, and the Media. In the article, Ms. Ashburn discusses recent findings from Jane Wellman’s group, the Delta Project. Continue reading A Warped View of Leadership
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
The Rise of The Millennials
By Watson Scott Swail, President and CEO, Educational Policy Institute With the “real” start of this election year in the United States, which is being followed with fervor around the world (e.g., “Is Obama or Clinton going to win the nomination?” says a European colleague to me in Ljubljana, Slovenia in April), much of the focus is on the “next generation” of voters. This group, which … Continue reading The Rise of The Millennials
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
The Swail Letter on Higher Education 