Thursday, January 13, 2011

Quick Post: Indentured Educated Texans Needed

Indentured Educated Texans -

I am assisting a reporter for the Star-Telegram in Ft. Worth on a story about student loan debt. She wants testimonials from student debtors living in Texas. If you are willing to speak to her - you can just provide a first name, if you wish to remain anonymous - please send me an email ASAP (ccrynjohannsen AT gmail DOT com). Also, if you don't live in the state of Texas, but know any indentured educated Texans, please let them know about this request.

Thanks!

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Why the For-Profits are taking a hit

The press seems to be failing to put the two-and-two together. New enrollments at the University of Phoenix has dropped by nearly 42% . Likewise, Strayer has seen a drop of around 22%.  Naturally, that means that their stocks aren't doing too well. It's with even more delight to report that other for-profits have taken a hit. These are the most notable.

Why is this happening? Well, here are two reasons: (a) Senator Harkin's hearings are taking their toll, as are (b) Robert Shireman's proposed regulations on 'gainful employment.' It's a shame that the press can't connect the dots, and can't give them any credit. But, then again, should we really expect one leg of the entertainment industry to provide us with good analysis on matters such as this? Probably not. Of course, you have your pro-business framing, but I'll save my critique of that for another day.