Student-Debt Forgiveness May Be Lighting a Tax-Bomb Fuse https://www.wsj.com/articles/student-debt-forgiveness-is-a-wonderful-boon-until-the-irs-comes-calling-1529852411 Another scenario increasingly the federal government confiscating reducing your social security or any … [Read more...]
No College Degree to earn $100,000 plus
Today's story from WSJ on the urgent demand for cybersecurity professionals best of all training to be a cybersecurity pro does not require a lengthy college degree 4-5 years, a master's degree another 1-2 years before hitting the $100,000 a minimum wage in high cost cities like … [Read more...]
Colleges Hiding Student Loan Debt Data
Another reason for college transparency and clarification forbearance occurs when you are unemployed for an extended period of time I know from personal experience but colleges should present to potential students and parents the actual numbers behind student loan default rates. … [Read more...]
A drone or debt?
Bootcamps might be the cure to inequality the WSJ had a story about young people selecting the low-price bootcamp that offers skills in demand minus the burden of student loan debt. The college professor refers to students who attend bootcamps as "drones" yet provides no evidence … [Read more...]
College degree cannot compete with a Robot
The esteemed president of Northeastern University Joseph Aoun on colleges and universities refreshing their curriculum to meet the onslaught of Artificial Intelligence. Hire professionals with real-world skills to train college students over professors with theoretical knowledge; … [Read more...]
Private Industry prefers skills over theory
WSJ story validates my thoughts that four year college degree is outdated for the needs of the 21st century work-place. Private industry prefers skills according to non college grad Roy Edwards full-time employed probably with NO college student loan debt encouraged by an … [Read more...]
Skilled up AA degree will give you earnings power
The underestimated AA degree can be stronger career payoff than a standard BA and MA degree without any student loan debt. Saving-the-Associate-of-Arts-Degree produced by the good people at the American Enterprise Institute and Glassdoor.com have released a fresh research report … [Read more...]
My Top 10 EdTech topics for 2018
Happy New year 2018 2017 is pass us but there are some important education technology issues that I thought important to post my top 8 2018 edtech topics and how that will shape 2018. Not scientific just based on following online news sources, meeting local educators and … [Read more...]
Students Loans for a Career in Decline
Over abundance of unemployed lawyers while we need STEM and entrepreneurship skills. Much of this law school mass production debacle took place before the onset of the Internet. Story last month in the Wall St.Journal on fueling the rise and the demise of the law school … [Read more...]
Law Schools Collapse
Law schools such as the one in the article are starting to look like the for-profit colleges that went through the Obama era collapse for shady business practices but the legit law schools are no different than the for-profit sector. A product no longer in demand (lawyers) yet … [Read more...]