* Information Reform: Schools should be required to report median income of graduating class by major by year (with number of declined-to-disclose). Students should know what they're going to get out of this program.
* Incentive Alignment: School programs above a certain cost should only be payable either up-front or via income share agreement. Schools should only be paid if their education yielded economic gain for students but students should be permitted escape valves if possible.
* Bankruptcy Reform: Student loans should be discharged in bankruptcy, ISAs should not.
What a sad narrow view of education.
I recognize that for many education is a vocational experience meant to provide accesss to better jobs, but really education can be so much more broad and valuable.
Now, for anyone else reading for whom it wasn't clear: I want schools to primarily receive economic benefit by providing economic benefit but (quoting from above) I believe students should have an escape valve to pay for education that does not have direct economic benefit. I believe that paying upfront is sufficient as an escape valve.
