Prayer for the Indentured Educated Class

I don't normally write about my religious beliefs, but since this is Christmas Eve, I will share my thoughts about this special season. ...

Defaults On The Rise

Once again, I bring up the loans that are in default. It is getting worse, much worse. I just received a note earlier this week from a bor...

Seeking Testimonials: Single, Recently Divorced, or Unhappily Married Women

Are you a single, recently divorced woman who is struggling to pay back your students loans? Or perhaps you are miserable and married, but f...

Quick Thought

More people are defaulting than ever and student loan debt has surpassed $1 trillion. Despite this evidence, and other troubling facts, many...

Questions For Readers

Has the so-called Great Recession, along with having crippling student loan debt, hardened you? Has it made you appreciate the smaller thing...

SpareChange: Are There Viable Possibilities Now for Student Loan Reform?

Thanks to Spare Change News for inviting me to write an op-ed after the election results. This piece offers 9 solutions to solving the stu...

Four Years of College, and What Do You Get? A Crappy Job and a Load of Debt

A great song by Ben Grosscup about what happens when you go to college, graduate, and then wind up indebted with a terrible job. What do yo...

B-Day Wish

Thanks to so many of you who have already wished me a happy birthday (it's tomorrow). On top of that, AEM recently turned 2! Help my bir...

Rolling Jubilee: You Are Not A Loan

Occupy Wall Street has launched an ingenious campaign, something that is truly beyond capitalism. Just as they have stepped in to help victi...

Election 2012 Result: Forecast for Student Loan Borrowers

I have been asked to write an OP-ED for SpareChange about the way in which the 2012 election will affect student loan borrowers. Stay tun...

It's time . . .

Indentured educated citizens, with these wins, it is TIME to get back to DC and get back to work. It's TIME to solve the student lending...

Good News for Student Loan Debtors! Elizabeth Warren Wins in Massachusetts

Elizabeth Warren once said, long before she won this election this evening, that "student loan debt collectors have power that would ma...

Student Loans and the Candidates: Obama's Team Responds, Romney's Camp Remains Silent

Several months ago, I reached out to the Obama campaign team and the Romney campaign team to ask them several questions about the student le...

AEM Turns Two!

Thanks to those of you who continue to support All Education Matters. On October 27th, AEM turned 2! Please help keep AEM going this year by...

Romney Debates Himself

AEM is in the process of restructuring, and will be celebrating its 2nd anniversary this month. Your donations keep the organization alive...

Guest Post: Zeus Yiamouyiannis, "Youth of the world unite!: How younger generations can triumph over financial abuse and impoverished opportunity"

Guest Writer: Zeus Yimouyiannis   AEM is in the process of restructuring, and will be celebrating its 2nd anniversary this month. Your donat...

Request for Online Support: Young Student Debtor Writes, "[B]eing dead would be a relief compared to a life without hope."

The notes continue to land in my inbox or in the comments section here - so many people, with crushing debt, write to me and express in diff...

AP Article: "Student Debt Stretches to Record 1 in 5 Houses"

Here's a great piece by Hope Yen (originally published over at AP) about the number of households dealing with student loan debt: With c...

CNN Money "Broke college students turn to fertility clinics, sugar daddies"

This CNN Money article , which discusses the darker side of how students are trying to pay for college, was just published today. However, A...

Huffington Post: 'Adding Insult to Injury:' After Son's Apparent Suicide, Mother Charged $14,000 in Taxes for Parent Plus Loans

Here's a snippet from my latest piece: Roswell Friend, 22, went for his last run on August 18, 2011. Images of him running were capture...

CALLING ALL STUDENTS!

Undergraduates, graduate students, law school students, medical students, and nursing students . . . Seeking no more than 5 sentences for e...

Michelle Obama's Convention Speech And Student Loan Debt

Photo Credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Student loans were mentioned several times in Michelle Obama's moving speech last night at th...

Recent Articles

I have written some recent articles that aren't related to student loan debt, and wanted to share them with all of you here. The first o...

Romney's Republican Nomination Speech: Student Loans Will Be HOT Topic This Election Season

This evening, Romney accepted the Republican nomination for President in Tampa, Florida. One thing is certain from reviewing pieces of his s...