Think teachers will never stand for any link between student performance and teacher evaluations? Think again. (Public Agenda)
Is the ed reform debate ideological? Yglesias doesn’t think so. (Matt Yglesias)
What’s the profile of Hispanic Serving Institutions? (Inside Higher Ed)
Would cutting student loan subsidies save taxpayers billions? CNN consults Erin. (Political Ticker)
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9.5 Scandal Makes its Way to Sallie Mae
While cost and increased aid for low-income students have rightfully dominated the discussion of the proposal to end subsidies for private lenders making federal student loans, it’s worth remembering that terminating the bank-based system would also help return integrity to a system with an ever-growing history of scandal and abuse.
Case in point, an audit report [...]
Big Lending Speaks
Today’s Washington Post business section has a front-page article discussing big lending’s efforts to fend off proposed cuts to student loan subsidies. Two thoughts:
First, Sallie Mae and its fellow big-lenders need to move on from trying to sway policy through lobbying pushes, public relations campaigns, and campaign contributions. Instead, it’s time they propose some policy [...]
Lowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed 
College and Career-Ready: Using Outcomes Data to Hold High Schools Accountable for Student Success
03/11/10 | Kevin Carey is quoted on the rising costs of education in The Economist.
03/10/10 | Chad Aldeman's False Fronts paper is quoted on Accuracy in Academia.
03/09/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on Federal Family Education Loan defaults on The Huffington Post.
03/09/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on loan origination on the Firedog Lake blog.
03/07/10 | Kevin Carey calls for a Race to the Top in higher education in a column in The Chronicle of Higher Education.