Mixture Of Happiness And Dread: "My son just got accepted into UC-Santa Cruz, but . . ."

A woman wrote to me last night and let me know that she has mixed feelings about her son's acceptance letter from UC-Santa Cruz. I think...

Donate To AEM And Get A Sticker With Our New Logo By Paul Ramirez!

Donate to AEM and receive a sticker with our logo that was designed by graphic artist Paul Ramirez. You have a choice of two colors: orange ...

Politicians! Listen Up . . .Student Debtors . . .

are not the same as prospective/current debtors. Again, current student loan debtors are not the same thing. That's right. Indentured ed...

Quick Question: Net Price Calculators - Used it? If so, any success?

It's that terrifying and exciting time of year for parents and prospective students. The applications for college admission have been se...

Quick Quote

"True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice."  - St. Francis of Assisi 

Part I: A More Formal Critique

Apparently critiques of President Obama are not popular among some of my readers. In previous posts about the President, here's what a f...

What The Protests In Wisconsin, Ohio, And Indiana Mean For The Indentured Educated Class

Class Warfare And Exposing Lies If you decide to declare class warfare on the poor and the ever-shrinking middle class (soon to be extinct, ...