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Virginia Foxx: 5 Facts About the Congresswoman From North Carolina
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsAs Republicans settle into their new majority position in the House of Representatives this week, one GOP member, Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, is getting a lot of attention for her controversial appointment to head the House subcommittee on higher education. Here are five things you should know about Rep. Virginia Foxx: 1. She worked in higher ed before taking the politics plunge. The 67-year-old Foxx had a lengthy career on campus before being elected first to the North Carolina Senate, then to the U.S. House of Representatives. She taught English and sociology before working in college ...
Democrats Boast of 'Top 10' List in Last Congress
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyThey lost 63 districts and the majority in the U.S. House and saw their edge in the Senate whittled down to a few seats, but the Democratic Party says lawmakers carrying its banner can look at the just-completed congressional session "with pride." Related Stories Lynn Sweet and David Corn on MSNBC: Lame Duck Congress Successes Unhappiness Among Democrats Pushes Approval Rating for Congress to New Low To make the point, the party on Wednesday put out a "Top 10" list showcasing the "vigorous productivity" of the 111th Congress, led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and ...
Afghan War Casualties, Stuxnet, Student Loans: Stories We Didn't Hear Enough About
By Eleanor Clift - Politics DailyIn a world of wrap-around media and 24-hour connectivity, it's hard to believe that anything is under-covered. One man declaring, "If you touch my junk, I'm going to have you arrested," launched a pseudo nationwide panic about Transportation Security Administration pat-downs that fizzled faster than anyone dared hope. Lindsay Lohan, as she went in and out of rehab, got way more attention than any poor little rich girl should. The stories that are under-covered tend to be more sobering. They lack entertainment value, or they're too complicated for a quick hit on cable television. But they're ...
Top 10 Little-Known Washington Wins of 2010
By not in system - AOL NewsEveryone knows about health care reform, the tax cut deal, the end of "don't ask, don't tell." But in a contentious election year, Washington also managed to do much that, while it got little attention, will nevertheless make a difference in the lives of millions. So we asked our network of contributors on AOL's Seed to pore through the record and find the overlooked, underreported achievements. And here are the 10 best things Washington did in 2010 that you probably didn't know about. More Quiet Time By Chris Raphael It may not be Wall Street reform, tax cuts or health care, but ...
For-Profit Colleges Brace for Drop in Enrollment
By Julia Edwards - Politics DailyAmericans who had their sights set on attending colleges with online classes, flexible hours and the promise of a job after graduation may be changing their plans come 2011. The nation's largest for-profit college, University of Phoenix, announced recently that it is expecting a possible 40 percent drop in enrollment in November. The decrease in demand has been triggered by increased competition, as well as the likelihood that the Department of Education will implement new regulations in January that could change school recruiting practices and reduce the availability of Pell Grants to ...
Opinion: The Looming Student Loan Crisis
By Michael Arceneaux - AOL News(Aug. 23) -- Like home ownership, a college degree used to be perceived as one of the keys to success. Unfortunately, these days it's starting to look like a gateway to financial ruin. The Federal Reserve has confirmed that as of June 2010, consumers now owe more on their student loans than on their credit cards. A separate report reveals that one in five people can't make their monthly payments. As a result, Sallie Mae and Citibank have become the arch nemesis of millions, and the country as a whole faces what some warn is America's next "mortgage meltdown." Granted, we are all ...
Obama in Texas: Making America No. 1 in Education
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyCalling education "the economic issue of our time," President Obama on Monday laid out a national strategy to lift graduation rates, make college more affordable and prepare America's graduates to succeed in the 21st century. In a speech at the University of Texas at Austin, Obama spoke to a crowd of orange-clad Longhorns to make the case for improving American education, saying it was "a prerequisite for prosperity." Highlighting the country's decline from first to 12th-place in college-graduation rates for young adults, Obama called for the United States to produce "8 million more college ...
Fighting the 'Big Is Bad' Narrative: Dems Go Bite-Sized on Recovery, Health Laws
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyHouse Republicans have gone home for their August recess armed with a memo mocking Democrats for billing this season as "Recovery Summer." A better name, campaign committee chairman Pete Sessions wrote, might be "Run for Cover Summer." Democrats "have their backs to the wall," he said, because of their unpopular "big-government agenda." There is plenty of fodder for Republicans' "big is bad" narrative, given the huge stimulus, health care and financial regulation laws enacted in the last 18 months over their near-solid opposition. The GOP story line is simple and thus far effective: Big ...
Online Donations Fight Student Debt at ScholarMatch, SponsorMyDegree
By Samantha Michaels - Politics DailyFor years, teenagers have used the Internet to connect with their families and friends. Now, they're using it to connect with strangers who can help them pay for college. Take Eddie Ashley, a recent graduate of Oakland Technical High School in California. As a high school senior, Ashley wasn't sure how he would pay for his first year at the University of California Riverside, where he hoped to pursue a career goal in environmental engineering. He had lost his mother to an autoimmune disease in middle school, and although he managed to maintain good grades while caring for his younger ...
As Congress Investigates For-Profit Colleges, Students Face Risky Choices
By Elizabeth Schiffman - Politics DailyAre rising college enrollment numbers a bad thing? In October 2008, the share of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college in the United States hit an all-time high. According to a Pew Research Center analysis of the most recent U.S. Census data available, just under 11.5 million students, or 39.6 percent of all young adults ages 18 to 24, were enrolled in a two- or four-year college in October 2008. Cynical views of these numbers stem from the fact that most of the growth is from for-profit colleges. The increased interest in post-secondary education has increased demand and competition for ...
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