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Why Would Anyone Vote Against the People Hurt by Hurricane Sandy?
I need help. Why in the world would only 49 Republicans vote for Hurricane Sandy aid while 179 opposed the bill? The people and cities hit by Hurricane Sandy were devastated. Every time the South has been hit by a … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government
Tagged aid, economy, GOP, Hurricane Sandy, return on investment
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Return on Investment: 2012 in Review
The Big Picture provides a great visual summary of global equity performance, U.S. bond/currency/commodity performance and ETF performance for 2012. And from Monex Precious Metals here’s the summary of gold performance, 2012:
Posted in Economy
Tagged 2012, bonds, commodities, currency, economy, equities, ETF, gold, investing, return on investment
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Would a Guaranteed Pell Grant Increase College Access and Have a Positive Return on Investment?
College attendance and completion rates for poor youth remain a strategically important problem for the U.S. if it is going to remain competitive in a global economy. One of the major barriers to college attendance and graduation is financial. Far … Continue reading
The Many Advantages of Technical Education
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The Divergence between Higher Education Tuition/Fees and Earnings of 25-34 Year Old Baccalaureate Degree Holders
David Frum‘s site posts a graph that represents a troubling threat to the sustainability of higher education. Average public four-year college tuition/fees have increased 72% since 2000. Simultaneously average earnings of full-time workers with a bachelor’s degree has declined by 14.7% … Continue reading
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Tagged bachelors degree, costs, earnings, fees, higher education, return on investment, tuition
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What was Big Money’s “Return on Investment” in the Election?
The Sunlight Foundation does an excellent job in calculating returns on investment for the outside groups – super PACs, non-profit organizations and political party committees – that gave the most during this year’s general election campaign. Here’s their report. The percentage figure in … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Government
Tagged American Crossroads, campaign, Crossroads GPS, election, return on investment, Rove, Sunlight Foundation
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More Evidence on the Effect of ObamaCare on State Budgets
Study: Expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare Yields a $5 Return for Each 1$ Invested In “Are Expanded Medicaid Costs to the States Unreasonable?” I referenced Annie Lowry’s, study on how the Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare), focusing on Medicaid, might effect state … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Health
Tagged ACA, Arizona, economy, health, jobs, Medicaid, ObamaCare, return on investment, unemployment
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For-Profit Education: Resources on Debt, Default Rates and the Need for Reform
In a previous post I presented findings from a study I conducted about graduation rate inequalities in higher education. Compared with public and private not-for-profit colleges, private for-profit colleges experience much lower graduation rates. For example, “[This] means private for-profit … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Aid Default Rates, Graduation Rates, Higher Education, Inequality
Tagged admissions requirements, debt, default rates, federal investigation, financial aid, for-profit colleges, fraud, gainful employment, graduation rates, Harkin, lending practices, loans, profit, return on investment, student outcomes
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