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1/ I wrote about the big new free community college plan announced by the Biden administration today.It's huge and important and more complicated than it seems.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/upshot/biden-free-community-college.html?
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1/ This essay by @rgay makes a powerful moral and political argument to forgive student debt.But it also raises an issue that many debt forgiveness advocates are avoiding: What should
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1/ A thread about pandemic-induced K-12 virtual schooling, based mostly on my experience as the parent of a 5th grader in public school.Summary: It's been really difficult and definitely has
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1/ Higher education is in enormous financial trouble. You might think "free college" is the solution. In the 2020 @Monthly College Guide, I argue that's wrong -- and propose what
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1/ Let's talk some more about why the so-called "purchase" of for-profit Ashford University by the University of Arizona is exactly the opposite of what it appears to be.https://twitter.com/kevincarey1/status/12904129775569920
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1/ You may have read today that the University of Arizona "purchased" online for-profit Ashford University. That's not actually what happened.Let me explain why. 2/ Ashford is technically owned by
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1/ If you want to understand the growing conflict between students and colleges over pandemic-era tuition, this quote from University System of Maryland chancellor Jay Perman is a good place
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