higher education bubble

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Student loan interest rate drama — it’s back, in a limited engagement!

Andrew P. Kelly | May 13, 2013, 10:26 am

Just when I thought we might avoid a second annual edition of the “student loan interest rate follies,” a handful of lawmakers stepped up to the plate and set the stage for a sequel last week. That’s the beauty of … read more >

Carpe Diem

Interesting fact of the day: Highest paid public employee in every state is part of the higher education bubble

Mark J. Perry | May 12, 2013, 1:54 pm

The highest paid public employee in every one of the 50 states is either a college coach at a public university: football (27), basketball (13), hockey (1), or a college administrator at a public university: president (4), medical school dean (4), law … read more >

Carpe Diem

Is there a connection between college grade inflation and the higher education bubble?

Mark J. Perry | April 18, 2013, 3:22 pm

Background: At the website GradeInflation.com, researcher and retired Duke University professor Stuart Rojstaczer has assembled an historical database on grades and GPAs from more than 230 US colleges (with a combined enrollment of more than two million undergraduate students) going … read more >

Carpe Diem, Society and Culture, Education

The higher education bubble is starting to deflate

Mark J. Perry | April 17, 2013, 5:39 pm

Instapundit blogger and law professor Glenn Reynolds has written quite a bit about the “higher education bubble” and released a book last year with that exact title. Following Glenn’s recent visit to the Atlanta Fed to discuss the higher education … read more >

Pethokoukis

The deflating higher education bubble: What next?

James Pethokoukis | April 16, 2013, 9:41 am

The folks at the Atlanta Fed are much impressed by Instapundit Glenn Reynold’s argument that the higher education “bubble” can’t go on forever. Two compelling facts, the intersection of which forms the basis of Glenn’s argument: 1. The median wage … read more >

Society and Culture, Education

The Onion on student debt: It’s funny because it’s true

Andrew P. Kelly | January 11, 2013, 11:38 am

It wouldn’t be as funny if it weren’t so spot-on. read more >

Carpe Diem

Only one of the top 9 occupations expected to create the most jobs this decade (nursing) requires a 4-year college degree

Mark J. Perry | December 17, 2012, 5:40 pm

Rank Occupation Entry-Level Education Jobs in 2010 (1,000s) Jobs in 2020 (1,000s) Increase (1,000s) 1 Registered Nurses BA 2,737.4 3,449.3 711.9 2 Retail Salespersons Less than HS 4,261.6 4,968.4 706.8 3 Home Health Aides Less than HS 1,017.7 1,723.9 706.3 … read more >

Pethokoukis

What student loans, college financing, and Duff Beer have in common

James Pethokoukis | November 28, 2012, 10:55 am

The New York Fed: Outstanding student loan debt now stands at $956 billion, an increase of $42 billion since last quarter. However, of the $42 billion, $23 billion is new debt while the remaining $19 billion is attributed to previously … read more >

Pethokoukis

Why student loans might be the next recipient of a taxpayer bailout

James Pethokoukis | November 28, 2012, 10:28 am

Banks already got their bailout, so is it time for loan-laden college grads to get theirs? Consider the following: 1. Student debt has climbed by 74% since the start of the Great Recession, according to a new report from Citigroup, … read more >

Carpe Diem

Administrative bloat at Ohio State, where the ratio of full-time non-instructional staff to full-time faculty is more than 6-to-1

Mark J. Perry | October 8, 2012, 9:46 am

The president of Ohio State University, E. Gordon Gee, has come under fire recently for spending $7.7 million to travel, entertain and maintain his 9,600 square foot mansion in recent years, in addition to collecting $8.6 million in salary and … read more >

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