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Daily Archives: May 30th, 2012

The average grade at many private schools is now an A-

I’m not sure if I believe the numbers and graphs at gradeinflation.com, but they seem scientific and super-smart. I would give them at least an A-, a grade that is also the average grade at some of the private schools according to the site. This sure corresponds with my experiences. And why not? The kids [...]

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And what if all that debt buys the kid nothing?

Well, I don’t think that a college career is wasted, just because someone doesn’t reach the finish line. Nothing magical happens between the 119th and 120th credit hour. Yet employers may care– unless they don’t. Ylan Q. Muiand Suzy Khimm at the Washington Post brings us the news that 30% of the $1 trillion debt [...]

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