Daniel Luzer

Despite the fact that attending college is the surest way to break into the middle class, it looks like colleges themselves seem mostly to reinforce existing class distinctions. This is according to a piece by Alex Friedrich at Minnesota Public Radio. Friedrich writes that the “’best’ higher-ed institutions have had to abandon their original mission […]

The strange saga of Adam Wheeler (right), the Delaware student who lied his way into some of America’s fanciest institutions, continues. It turns out he may not have been that sophisticated a con man after all, so much as he was just dealing with some sloppy people, people who didn’t look too closely at his […]

For-profit colleges may be facing further troubles. According to a piece by John Hechinger in Bloomberg News, Americans are starting to discover that students who attend proprietary schools are much more likely to default on student loans than people who attend real colleges. And what’s more, stock prices are declining. According to the article: Shares […]

High school guidance counselors don’t really know much about college admissions. According to an article by Caralee Adams in Education Week: High school counselors, particularly those in poorer urban and rural districts, often don’t have the training needed to help students navigate the college admission system. And this can hinder access to higher education for […]

It’s really, really easy to get loans to attend college. And going to college is, as it seems everyone in America knows by now, really important. And so the federal government offers generous loans to people who want to attend college. And private banks offer generous (though higher interest) loans too. But these things don’t […]

Apparently, at least in a few places in America, vocational education kind of works. Or at least Americans are drawn toward vocational schools. According to a piece by Rob Reuteman at CNBC: “I didn’t want to take academic classes that wouldn’t get me a job in the long run,” says Nick Guerin, 21, who is […]

Apparently some community colleges are trying to actually respond to the stated needs of the workforce. According to an editorial by Jeremiah Ryan in The Record: New Jersey’s economic future depends on its ability to provide employers with an educated work force. In fact, one recent report noted that the six highest-growth jobs in the […]

Apparently some online technology actually hindering some academic cheating. According to a piece by Trip Gabriel in the New York Times: Mississippi had a problem born of the age of soaring student testing and digital technology. High school students taking the state’s end-of-year exams were using cellphones to text one another the answers. With more […]

While public colleges across the country are apparently increasing the fees they charge in-state students, there’s at least one state university still offering free tuition. But many potential students aren’t interested. That may be because students have to be elderly to qualify. According to an article by Jeff Richardson in the Fairbanks Daily News: [The […]

America’s public colleges and universities are starting to rethink the prices they charge students. Students will mostly not be helped by these new attitudes toward fees. According to an article by Clare Ansberry in the Wall Street Journal: Terry Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education, a Washington, D.C.-based group that represents […]