12.09.2008 10:00 pm

MINK Column: Stop lying to our kids about college

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

By R.J. Matson, Post-Dispatch

IT’S TIME WE STOPPED lying to our kids.

We tell them that they are our future. We encourage them to follow their dreams and work hard to achieve anything they want. We hammer into their heads that the key…

Tags: American Association of State Colleges and Universities, College Board, Consumers Union, costs, Education Week, Eric Mink, fees, Henry Paulson, Illinois, Joseph Mink, Missouri, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, private four-year universities, public four-year universities, Quality Counts, state governments, Student Lending Analytics, tuition, United States Students Association

05.21.2008 9:00 pm

Cell phone bondage

By Editorial Board

In the cell phone business, catching and, especially, keeping a customer can be worth thousands of dollars in profits stretching over many years. No wonder the service providers want to lock customers into long-term contracts that charge fat fees if…

Tags: cell phones, Consumers Union, FCC, Klobuchar

MINK Column: Stop lying to our kids about college

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