With Texas school debt rising, voters need all info before casting ballots
By Curt W. Olson l Texas Budget Source
AUSTIN — Several school districts in Texas have reason to cheer the results of the election last week.
Consider the data that emerged from school bond issues on the ballot across the Lone Star state.
The following information was compiled by Joe F. Smith, who manages the website TexasISD.com.
• Total [...]
Virginia spends thousands on ‘baby steps’ in graduation data plan
By Kathryn Watson | Virginia Statehouse News
ALEXANDRIA — Prospective students scoping out colleges and universities in Virginia won’t find out how many graduates get jobs, but they will learn how much graduates earn with certain degrees and majors from various schools.
Even without the employment data, the database may not present an accurate assessment of the state’s [...]
OSSOWSKI: Debate on student loan interest rates misses the point
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog
TAMPA — For the millennial generation, the attainment of a college degree has always been perceived as the key to the middle class.
Just borrow enough to put yourself through school, they were told, and the benefits of higher education will promise fruitful employment and success.
COMMENTARY: Probe of 1 state shows why agencies worry about muni minefield
By Frank Keegan | State Budget Solutions
How deep into debt have state and local politicians plunged taxpayers? Nobody really knows. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to find out, but a probe of just one state, Arizona, by investigative reporter Mark Flatten of the Goldwater Institute found at least $66.5 billion.
Read More →Hidden state, municipal debt puts taxpayers on hook for trillions of dollars
By Mark Flatten | Goldwater Institute
Every American’s share of the official national debt is almost $50,000 and growing fast. But that is only the biggest visible part of the government tab that generations of Americans must pay.
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