Another MAJOR ‘wealth transfer’ from taxpayers, to non-payers. An absolute crock… ======= By Josh Mitchell And Katy Stech March 10, 2015 12:17 p.m. ET WASHINGTON—The White House said Tuesday it is weighing whether to make it easier for Americans to discharge student loans through bankruptcy, a major change that would effectively open the door for student debt being treated on par with credit-card debt... Read more
Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Colleges Need a Business Productivity Audit
December 29 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, EducationAnd you would think universities would be leading the effort to figure this out. Not. =========== By Frank Mussano And Robert V. Iosue Dec. 28, 2014 6:54 p.m. College tuition rates are ridiculously out of hand. Since the late 1970s, tuition has surged more than 1,000%, while the consumer-price index has risen only 240%. The percentage of annual household income required to... Read more
The High Cost of Unfree Speech on College Campuses
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Education, Politically correct, The LeftSome good stuff. === How many salaried counselors, deans and lawyers does it take to prohibit the distribution of copies of the U.S. Constitution on campus? WSJ Dec. 21, 2014 3:07 p.m. Regarding your editorial “Unfree Speech on Campus” (Dec. 13): Recently, at the University of Michigan, one conservative Muslim student was suspended from the establishment paper, The Michigan Daily, and had his door... Read more
Daily Doses From the Harvard Classics
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Education, Personal Development, Western Civilization
How Urban Meyer Took the Buckeyes to School
December 8 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Education, Sports, TechnologyVery interesting. And its very hard to argue with UM’s approach/style after watching Saturday’s game: nothing short of ‘speechless’. ========== By Jonathan Clegg Ever since he arrived in Columbus three years ago, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has set about finding the most efficient ways to educate his players about the intricacies of his high-powered offense. What he hit upon is an approach that... Read more