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Forum Post: Profits Over Students!

Posted 12 years ago on Aug. 8, 2012, 11:28 p.m. EST by shoozTroll (17632)
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Is it really any surprise that "for profit" schools would do this?

Plus they get $1,000,000,000s from we the tax payers.

Good game of hide the money too......:)

Cummings sent letters to 13 publicly traded, for-profit educational institutions requesting documents that indicate to what extent they base executive salaries, bonuses, and other compensation on their students' performance. Not surprisingly, the for-profit predatory colleges and universities were less than transparent.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10742-democratic-members-of-the-committee-on-oversight-and-government-reform-report-on-executive-pay-at-for-profit-colleges

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[-] 3 points by shadz66 (19985) 12 years ago

Re. "For Profit Schools" & US College Education, some further relevant links :

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[-] 2 points by shoozTroll (17632) 12 years ago

When institutions in the public trust are profitized, the profiteers will steal whatever they can.

Even your children's future.

Their workers benefits and retirement.

Whatever they can steal.

[-] 2 points by JesseHeffran (3903) 12 years ago

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2012-08-02/news/education-only-a-con-man-or-congressman-could-love/

I'm glad you brought up this topic. I was just recently reading an article in the New Times about how Congress, especially the Republicans, will not address the issue of putting money over merit.

I think this article complements yours very well.

[-] 3 points by shoozTroll (17632) 12 years ago

Not sure how long these stay up, but Doonesbury's been having fun with it too.

http://doonesbury.slate.com/

[-] 2 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Excellent - it has been a while since I've seen Doonesbury on a regular basis - or any basis at all for that matter. I remember they did a good series on BD and post traumatic stress. They have done a lot of good series slapping poor policies/practices and pointing out societal needs.

[-] 1 points by shoozTroll (17632) 12 years ago

I visit Slate once a day, if only for the strip............:)

If you go, check out the daily video a bit down the page.

[-] 1 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Thanks I will. Bookmarked - I am outa here for now - Have a GoodNight. {:-])

[-] 1 points by shoozTroll (17632) 12 years ago

Have a nice DK.

See ya 'round........:)

[-] 1 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

You Bet - Later - I am Outta here. {:-])

[-] 2 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago
[-] 2 points by shoozTroll (17632) 12 years ago

It's whole different kind of difficult.

Folks that think it isn't are the fools.

[-] 1 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Yep - it takes a special kind of individual to make a good teacher. Especially when you see all of the roadblocks placed in front of them - and that is not even considering for profit mismanagement and interference.

[-] 1 points by shoozTroll (17632) 12 years ago

Being forced to teach creationism, or un-global warming, would be some kind of frustrating challenge.

[-] 1 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

I would not be able to do it. It would kill me. I am sure there are many desperately ill teachers due to curriculum BS.

[-] -1 points by letsdomore (89) 12 years ago

I have known about all this crap for years. Your post is amateurish at best.

Have you ever heard of Ed Bernays? Smoke some more Camel cigarettes.