Weekly Roundup

The Asset Building News Week is a weekly Friday feature on The Ladder, the Asset Building Program blog, designed to help readers keep up with news and developments in the asset building field. This week's topics include poverty in politics, financial services, and asset poverty.

The Asset Building News Week is a weekly Friday feature on The Ladder, the Asset Building Program blog, designed to help readers keep up with news and developments in the asset building field. This week's topics include financial capability, measuring poverty, and welfare.

The Asset Building News Week is a weekly Friday feature on The Ladder, the Asset Building Program blog, designed to help readers keep up with news and developments in the asset building field. This week's topics include gaps in wealth and income, welfare, and savings.

Gabriel Sherman discusses the way media covers and hypes tragedy in the age of the 24-hour news cycle and David Gray explains why America is the only advanced nation without a vacation policy. Elizabeth Weingarten hosts. 

Freedom of Expression: Penalties for Controversial Content

In an effort to curb anti-government speech, China’s top microblogging site, Sina Weibo, implemented a points-based system that penalizes users for posting certain types of content. The site, which boasts over 300 million users, was in the news last month for censoring content on human rights activist Chen Guangcheng and has a record of complying with the Chinese government’s censorship demands.

Rosa Brooks and Charles Kenny discuss the challenges facing the US military in Afghanistan after reports of Korans being burned, the role of humanitarian aid in conflict zones, and the status of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. Pamela Chan hosts.

Budget Fight Ahead Over Obama's Plan to End FFEL

Default Rates are Up, Particularly in FFEL

New America to Host Event on "Future of Federal Student Loans"

Briefly Noted...

 

More Students Attending Community Colleges...

...As A Survey Discusses How to Keep Them Enrolled

Turmoil in Connecticut over Nonprofit Lender/Guaranty Agency

Briefly Noted...

 

Republican Lawmakers Spar with Education Secretary Over Pell Grants

Sallie Mae Says No to Plus Loan Auction

Nevada AG Warns Students to Avoid Unlicensed Trade Schools

 

Senate Omnibus Spending Bill Stalls

Ed Dept. Announces Finalists for ECASLA Servicer Contract

Higher Ed Watch Wins National Education Reporting Award