A generation of college graduates landed in low-wage jobs. Their frustration is reshaping the labor movement—and dividing the working class.
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Posted inHigher Education
Graduate Loans Should Reflect Graduate Earnings
Scrapping unlimited Grad PLUS borrowing was a start. Now federal loan policy should align debt limits with what graduates in a given field are likely to earn.
Posted inHigher Education
Almost No One Needs College Algebra Anymore
Millions are failing college math. Advocates say the problem isn’t students, but decades-old curricula that require Cold War-era algebra skills.
Posted inMagazine
Who Needs College Anymore?
Kathleen deLaski asks that question in a new book that asks how to make higher ed not only more accessible but applicable to Americans’ real lives.
Posted inCollege Guide
America’s Best and Worst Colleges for Master’s Degrees
Some programs help graduates earn a good living without saddling them with crushing debt. Others do the opposite. Our new rankings will help you tell the difference.
Posted inCollege Guide
How Predatory Master’s Programs Get Away With It
Like other elite colleges, Northwestern University leverages its brand name to sign up students for grad degrees with astronomical debt and low career earnings. And the federal government does nothing to stop it.
Posted inMagazine
Psst: Joe Biden Has Solved the Student Debt Crisis
The president’s new student loan program, SAVE, will slash monthly payments for borrowers like me. It’s the large-scale debt relief activists have spent years fighting for. Why are they badmouthing it?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Unforgiven: The Supreme Court and the Student Loan Conundrum
Its rejection of the Biden administration’s plan fuels cynicism and seems to foreclose similar initiatives going forward.
Posted inFeatured, Higher Education, Political Animal
How Companies You’ve Never Heard of Help For-Profit Colleges Stay in Business
Inside the shadowy world of tuition financing firms that are putting America’s students into massive debt.
Posted inEducation
A Little College Student Debt Relief Goes A Long Way
While Washington, D.C. debates huge student debt relief packages, some universities are finding that modest loan forgiveness and support services can get students back to class and help schools’ bottom line, too.
