FEATURE
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Cheaper Student Loans. Who Knew?
September 17, 2012 | Bloomberg BusinessWeek
In his speech at the Democratic convention, former President Bill Clinton heaped praise upon a program that the Obama administration started to help people repay their student loans. Known as “income-based repayment,” it lets borrowers adjust monthly payments down to 15 percent of their income and wipe out the debt after 15 years. Right now only 972,000 graduates—about 2.6 percent —are using income-based repayment.
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The Lows of Higher Ed
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Forgoing College to Pursue Dreams
September 17, 2012 | New York Times
One of the most unusual experiments in higher education today rewards smart young people for not going to college and, instead, diving into the real world of science, technology and business. At a time when the value of a college degree is being called into question, and when job prospects for many new graduates are grimmer than they’ve been in years, perhaps it’s no surprise to see a not-back-to-school movement spring up. What is surprising is where it’s springing up, and who’s behind it.
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Kauffman: Fast-Growing Firms Flourish in Surprising Places,
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Washington Home to the Most Fast-growing Firms in the U.S.
September 13, 2012 | Washington Post
Between traffic on the Beltway and gridlock in Congress, Washington isn’t exactly known for doing things quickly. But evidently, no one explained that to the area’s ambitious entrepreneurs. New data show that the Washington metro region has actually produced more fast-growing firms than any other city over the past decade, a surprising superlative for the nation’s capital,
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