New President, New Help for Higher Education

With the presidential race finally over and President-Elect Barack Obama preparing to take office in January, it seems a good time for us to begin discussing his plans for our higher education system.
Problems and Solutions
The President-Elect’s platform described what he sees as the most important troubles of our current higher education system:

Rising college costs [...]

Why NOT to Use the Forbes College Rankings to Choose a School

With college legislation and student loan troubles all over the headlines, it seems like everyone wants to get in on the college news front. The latest addition? A new “College Ranking” list from Forbes Magazine.
Another Way NOT to Choose a College
Forbes, which joins U.S. News in the college ranking game, has recently released [...]

The Right College Means Happier Students–and Parents

I took a hiatus from posting to my blog due to the fact that our staff member who formats and uploads the blog entries was on maternity leave. But she’s back now so I will again be making regular posts.
I want to update you on our own family’s college planning progress. You may [...]