For-profit education

This Is What Happens When You Slash Funding for Public Universities

This Is What Happens When You Slash Funding for Public Universities This Is What Happens When You Slash Funding for Public Universities

Like other struggling schools, the University of Arizona is raising out-of-state tuition—and courting the affluent students who can afford to pay it.

May 19, 2015 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg

What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt?

What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt? What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt?

Fifteen former students of the for-profit Corinthian college chain are launching a debt strike to allow other debtors to do just that.

Feb 25, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Venture Capitalists Are Poised to ‘Disrupt’ Everything About the Education Market

Venture Capitalists Are Poised to ‘Disrupt’ Everything About the Education Market Venture Capitalists Are Poised to ‘Disrupt’ Everything About the Education Market

Venture capitalists and for-profit firms are salivating over the exploding $788.7 billion market in K-12 education. What does this mean for public school students?

Sep 25, 2014 / Lee Fang

American Education Is Leaving Our Youth With a Debt Sentence

American Education Is Leaving Our Youth With a Debt Sentence American Education Is Leaving Our Youth With a Debt Sentence

How for-profit colleges are allowing Wall Street investors to cash in, at students’ expense.

Sep 22, 2014 / Astra Taylor and Hannah Appel

The Perfect Lobby: How One Industry Captured Washington, DC

The Perfect Lobby: How One Industry Captured Washington, DC The Perfect Lobby: How One Industry Captured Washington, DC

Too many for-profit colleges leave their students mired in debt and facing grim job prospects. So why doesn’t the government turn off the tap?

Apr 3, 2014 / David Halperin

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