Joanne Jacobs
Rigor and results are broccoli: Ed reform has gone soft, sweet
Accountability and rigor are out for politicians and education reformers.
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 82 min read
Biden's education grade: 'D' for 'doesn't care about achievement'
President Biden's education agenda deserves a D.
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 172 min read
Biden forgives college loans, but young voters move right
Forgiving student loans -- more than $160 million so far -- and lowering monthly payments doesn't seem to be helping Biden very much with...
Joanne Jacobs
May 302 min read
Is college worth it if you have to borrow? Only 22% say 'yes'
Most Americans don't think borrowing to go to college is worth it.
Joanne Jacobs
May 152 min read
Education degrees don't pay: What can we do about it?
"Majoring in education has a near ZERO return on investment for lifetime earnings," notes Matthew Kraft, citing a new report that...
Joanne Jacobs
May 132 min read
Does college pay? Just barely for ed majors, not at all for half of master's degrees
Alex majors in engineering at a public university, while Chris earns a nursing degree. Their return on investment (ROI) -- the increase...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 92 min read
As college costs near $100k per year, Biden pledges to forgive more student loans
Is a year at Vanderbilt worth $100,000? At a few dozen elite universities, the list price for tuition, room and board and other expenses...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 112 min read
If college loans can be used for living costs, and not paid back ...
Federal student loans aren't loans any more, writes Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute. President Joe Biden is "establishing...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 132 min read
Wary students seek no-debt degrees -- and no-degree jobs
Young Americans are trying to avoid student loans or find low-debt paths to good jobs, reports Nirvi Shah in USA Today. Janika Cook...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 30, 20232 min read
Hey, hey, we won't pay: 40% of student debtors aren't paying
More than 22 million former college students were supposed start repaying their loans on Oct. 1 when the three-year-long pandemic pause...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 28, 20232 min read
Neither a borrower nor a lender be: States add 'financial lit' mandates
Should I borrow to pay tuition at a private college? How much will that car loan really cost? How do I write a budget? Wisconsin will...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 13, 20232 min read
Free money! Grandpa Joe says you don't have to repay student loans
Free money! Grandpa Joe Biden knows you'd rather not repay your federal student loans, so he's doing his best to wipe out your debt,...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 25, 20232 min read
Colleges add career coaches: Students say 'career success' is a priority
Colleges are adding career counselors and urging students to start career planning early, reports Hechinger's Jon Marcus. Some are...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 12, 20232 min read
To control college costs: Work harder, dump gen-ed, fire DEI staff
College costs keep rising, even as more young people question a degree's value. The James Martin Center for Academic Renewal asked for...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 11, 20232 min read
College is a gamble: Will you graduate? In what major? Owing how much?
Americans have soured on the value of a college education, writes Paul Tough in the New York Times Magazine. Ten years ago, 86 percent of...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 20, 20232 min read
Class of '23 has high hopes -- $84,855 -- for post-college pay
Gen Z college students are clueless about the workforce, according to a survey conducted in March, writes Jaime Dunaway-Seale for Real...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 19, 20231 min read
$1.7 trillion in college debt is 'mostly unrepayable'
Even if President Biden is able to figure some student loans, most of the $1.7 trillion in college debt will not be repaid -- ever, write...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Biden can't cancel student loans, says court
President Biden can't cancel $430 billion in student loans, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. Chief Justice John Roberts cited a 2021...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 26, 20232 min read
Poor blacks get nothing from affirmative action
Affirmative action in college admissions has failed to help disadvantaged black students, writes Bertrand Cooper in The Atlantic. If the...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 19, 20232 min read
$1.78 trillion in college debt: Can US derail the debt train?
Student loan debt now totals $1.78 trillion, reports Motley Fool. That number has doubled in the last 10 years. The average debtor owes...
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