Plan for Essay Writing Assignment 2

Three Sources:

Brian Darling, “For-Profit Education Under Assault” 

            For-profit education is under assault from elitists who hate the idea of free market educational institutions.  It is also under attack from bureaucrats at the U.S. Department of Education who are trying to make it hard for students to arm themselves with the education needed to find a job.  Elitism is alive and well at the Department of Education.

Michael Seiden, “For-Profit Colleges Deserve Some Respect”

            Enrollment in for-profit colleges, while still a relatively small share of the higher-education market, has grown more than tenfold over the past decade. For-profit education companies are now in high demand among venture capitalists and investment bankers, and the industry is one of the rare ones that is faring well in this economy. But while some for-profit education institutions have achieved a certain level of credibility within academe, many education traditionalists still view them with disdain.

Matt Conway-New York Times

These for-profits rely almost exclusively on federal student loans and cost significantly more than public institutions. Many are owned by hedge funds or are publicly traded. Not all for-profit schools are bad, but too many abuse the public trust by showing greater interest in profiting from student loan money than educating students.

Claims:

1)    The sector isn’t all that bad they are the parts that drive technological and organizational innovation.

2)    There are various problems in the sector and nobody is willing to stop it.

They kind of rebut Carey’s claim about for profit colleges.