Quick post - Despicable: For Profit School Sucking Money from U.S. Govt - $1 BILLION!

Absolutely disgusting. The taste in my mouth is so bitter, I can't even stand to write about this article .

Reduce The Rate - Rev. Jesse Jackson

Please sign up at www.reducetherate.org , and stay tuned for more details. I obviously believe in a far more radical approach to solving the...

Twittering about Student Loan Debt and Primary Care Physicians with MedicineSux

After posting an article about a handful of Democrats who are trying to add loan forgiveness for doctors to the health care legislation on ...

When you realize the significance of Twitter- Lynnette Khalfani-Cox responds

With the continued support from readers, I have been able to throw myself into work that's meaningful and just plain good. I want to tha...

If there's a war on the middle class, I'm enlisting to fight for it!

After writing Bait and Switch (a book you should all buy, as well as these other other texts ), author Barbara Ehrenreich explains, "...

Who says we aren't industrious? And what I would buy if I didn't have to pay the student loan sharks

I waged another "Craigslist Campaign" for FSLDM the other night, and posted about the group, wonderful Rob, and used Paul's aw...

Even though you can't pay your bills, you don't have a job, and you're being harrassed by lenders, you should "remain flexible"

I love it. Five College presidents met in Troy to discuss concerns about graduates with excessive debt . These (cough, cough) geniuses are e...

Public Memo to Sallie Mae - You can't get blood from a turnip!

So, the financial fall out continues. Despite claims that we're in "recovery" (who the hell are they fooling?), more of our su...

Let's save jobs that help ruin other people's lives!

They're at it again. Sallie Mae and Nelnet are pulling the "save jobs!" card. They've done this campaigning in the past (s...

My recent email to Arne Duncan

Nov. 13, 2009 Dear Secretary Duncan : We met briefly in the fall at a University of Chicago alumni event. I am the Promotional Writer and Di...

Quick Post , Quick Find - ABA's proposal and the "Horrors of Defaulting on Education Debt"

Mark Kantrowitz wrote an excellent piece (see here ) on the dangers of going into default. This story and the ABA's announcement   in th...

A mother's desperation - Please help my son!

Rob and I receive hundreds and hundreds of emails each week from people who are struggling to survive in this economic climate with their st...

Jeff Noordhoek, President of Nelnet, wins the quote of the day!

Jeff Noordhoek made so many great remarks that remind me of why we're all part of the indentured educated class that I had a lot of tro...

ABA proposes student loan debt relief

Wow. Thanks to Medicinesux , I was made aware of the ABA proposal to help recent law grads with their student loan debt. The article in its ...

Karen Southall Watts of United Professionals - "Green isn't always better"

Karen Southall Watts, a Consultant and College Instructor, asked to contribute to my blog. She too is a blogger with great insights about se...

Featured Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Member - Help my friend Anna!

Anna is from the Baltimore area, and a great supporter and enthusiastic volunteer for the Forgive Student Loan Debt Movement. Here's wha...

A conscientious Senator - Mr. Bob Coffin

Jennifer Joost, the first person I featured for a Q&A interview here , just sent me a quick note. It's good news, folks. She wrote: ...

Senator Kyl: you are OUT OF TOUCH!!!

A supporter sent me this letter from Senator Kyl. You are sadly, sadly out of touch, sir. Here's his contact information . Perhaps we ...

Sweet Dreams - Former Education Official Pleads Guilty to False-Statement Charges

I'm glad so many of our supporters wrote to the Department of Education. They put a lot of time and work into the letters, and they rece...

UC Strike!

"No business as usual" - call for system-wide strike . If you're part of the UC system, I strongly urge you to join this strik...

Quick Post - Creigh Deeds mentions loan forgiveness (gasp!)

In a recent Q&A, Creigh Deeds answered a question ( here ) about the rising cost of tuition and what he would do to help students saddle...

I'd love to have a room for a night at the White House, but I am not a Podesta

I hesitate to suggest that Obama's eloquent speeches about the importance of higher education is disingenuous . . . I relate strongly to...