“One. Two. Three. Four. We will not wait anymore! Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Yale should negotiate!” On Monday, thousands of working people, advocates, and community members– including allies from the Jobs With Justice network—echoed this chant at Yale’s commencement. The crowd marched down the streets of New Haven in solidarity… Read More»
The words “free” and “college” haven’t been uttered in the same sentence by a president in decades, until President Obama made a huge announcement last week: he’ll use his State of the Union address to share a plan for making community college free. The concept isn’t new. Across the country,… Read More»
An unreleased analysis by the Department of Education, recently revealed by Center for Investigative Reporting, shows as many as 133 for-profit colleges rely almost completely on taxpayers for revenue. “They range from small proprietary trade schools like Trendsetters of Florida School of Beauty & Barbering in Jacksonville to for-profit giants… Read More»
Wall Street continues to eye higher education investments as a new way to increase their bottom line. As college costs increase and students go further into debt, Wall Street has made a killing on profits from higher education spending while students and taxpayers foot the bill. Below are some shocking… Read More»
On March 6, amid growing concerns that schools are receiving kickbacks from banks selling products and opening branches on their campuses, students at 20 campuses around the country delivered letters to their school’s administrators asking for increased disclosure about the details of these partnerships. Currently, colleges and universities are only… Read More»