Robert Shireman

Clinton campaign

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Volunteer advisor to the Clinton Campaign on higher education; former Deputy Undersecretary at the US Department of Education (2009-2010); former President of the Institute for College Access and Success, a nonprofit advocacy group for disadvantaged students, and former Congressional appointee to the Federal Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance

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With the presidential campaign now focused on personalities and family histories, how is a voter to know how either candidate might actually govern?

How will Clinton and Trump deal with college debt?

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Across the country, public community colleges are inundated with applicants, but filled to capacity at a time when the public sector is cutting back.

Regulating For-Profit Colleges

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Education Secretary Margaret Spelling heads to Capitol Hill tomorrow to answer questions about student loans .  With tuitions rising toward $50,000 a year at top institutions, student…

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Education Secretary Margaret Spelling heads to Capitol Hill tomorrow to answer questions about student loans .  With tuitions rising toward $50,000 a year at top institutions, student…

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