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A recent post on the popular blog Freakonomics echos many of the same sentiments that we have discussed here: For years, colleges have treated their students as consumers, building ever more elaborate facilities and hiring ever more dazzling star scholars to lure applicants...
Daniel Bennett recently analyzed the educational subsidies in the proposed federal budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Bennett focuses on programs aimed at particular minorities and, using demographic statistics and poverty rates, compares the funding of various groups...
The New York Times reports on cutbacks made to loan forgiveness programs: From Kentucky to Iowa to California, loan forgiveness programs are on the chopping block...
Last month, we blogged about the ways the recession is accelerating positive changes in higher education, specifically by forcing universities to become more efficient and accountable in light of falling financial support. It didn’t take long for schools to come to the same realization. ...
We’ve been writing recently about secular trends that are impacting higher education. The following analysis further explores some of the data that underlie the rise in tuition prices and increase in financial aid. ...
USA Today recently editorialized on plans to scrap the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FEEL) and replace it with direct government loans...
We talk a lot on this blog about the changes we’d like to see in the world of higher education. In particular, we frequently discuss our view that spiraling college costs stem in part from the availability of aid without accountability. ...
Economist Uwe Reinhardt* writes in the New York Times about changes being proposed to the system of federally subsidized student loans. In particular, he highlights the unsettling fact that Congress’s attempts to help students have also helped guarantee the profits of big banks. ...
Our goal at Discover Scholars is to empower students and donors relative to institutions. By increasing accountability and encouraging competition between schools, we believe that higher education will become both more responsive and more affordable...
The Wall Street Journal ran a much talked about article last Friday about the increasing tension between donors and college administrators...
Daniel Dennett and Michael Carter at CCAP blog about innovative approaches to increasing college affordability and access...
It’s been quite a while since we last blogged about what we’ve been up to, so we wanted to give you a brief update. In the last few months, we’ve seen an influx of student applications, as demand for scholarship funding from students is probably as great as it’s ever been. Much o...
Bryan Miller, author of the blog Giving in a digital world: Digital fundraising thoughts and news, had some interesting thoughts about DiscoverScholars.org recently...
DiscoverScholars.org Named Finalist in Mashable’s Open Web Awards Innovative scholarship organization moves closer to prestigious Web 2.0 award FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jonathan Bydlak December 8, 2008 (202) 470-6782 ARLINGTON, VA - DiscoverScholars.org, a non-profit organization t...
It’s been a while since we’ve blogged about our progress — so much has been going on that we’ve fallen behind with our blogging! Most noteworthy at the moment is that DiscoverScholars.org has been nominated for best new Non-Profit Cause in the Mashable Open Web Awards. On Wed...
