The latest national study on how Americans pay for college is out from Sallie Mae and Ipsos. The 2014 breakdown: Student borrowing and parent borrowing were at 18% and 9%, respectively, in 2013--so that's a pretty big decline in borrowing. Other key findings: … [Read more...] about How Do Americans Pay For College?
Mark Kantrowitz on The Value of College, Student Loans, and More
Mark Kantrowitz is the publisher of Edvisors.com and the co-author of Filing the FAFSA. He was kind enough to answer a few questions for us on the cost and value of college, students loans, and other related issues. Readers may recall that I've previously interviewed Anya Kamenetz, David Wilezol, and Robert Archibald. Consider this another installment in the series. Could you tell us about the work of edvisors.com, and your role? Edvisors.com is a comprehensive, up-to-date web site about planning and paying for college. It launched in June with coverage of more than 400 topics, including … [Read more...] about Mark Kantrowitz on The Value of College, Student Loans, and More
Are College Students Borrowing Blindly?
A new report from the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings finds that "about half of all first-year students...seriously underestimate how much student debt they have, and less than one-third provide an accurate estimate within a reasonable margin of error." … [Read more...] about Are College Students Borrowing Blindly?
Eric Garner Was Unjustly Killed By Police
I stayed mostly silent on the Ferguson matter, which was murky because of the forensic evidence and the divergent accounts from witnesses. But this Eric Garner situation looks unambiguous to me. I'm happy to stand corrected (Prov. 18:17), but I can discern no reason whatsoever why an NYPD officer who put a man in a chokehold--in violation of NYPD protocol--and resulting in the man losing his life--should not be indicted on manslaughter charges. An indictment is not a conviction. It just creates the context in which a trial can go forward and/or a plea can be submitted. Sean Davis makes the … [Read more...] about Eric Garner Was Unjustly Killed By Police
College Debt & College Earnings in One Graph
Painful, but this says it all: Though you can read more. … [Read more...] about College Debt & College Earnings in One Graph
John Piper Answers: Do You Regret Partnering with Mark Driscoll?
John Piper draws eight lessons learned from his partnering with Mark Driscoll. I think Pastor John is being too hard on himself when he expresses regret over not being a better friend to Driscoll. Piper's efforts were noble, sincere, and enduring, and anyone hearing this audio can tell that Piper's heart goes out to Mr. Driscoll in a desire to help him today. But I respectfully disagree with Pastor John's decision to have Driscoll speak at Desiring God national conferences in 2006 and 2008. It's not that I think it was wrong for Piper to befriend Driscoll--I was, and am, for that. … [Read more...] about John Piper Answers: Do You Regret Partnering with Mark Driscoll?