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Department of Incompetent Spin � The Quick and the Ed

Department of Incompetent Spin � The Quick and the Ed:

Department of Incompetent Spin

March 15th, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized


From the New York Times front-page expose of for-profit trade schools over-charging students and leaving them with mountains of debt:
The Career Education Corporation e-mailed The New York Times names and contact information for four graduates “with whom we hope you’ll touch base for important perspective.” One came with a wrong number. A second had graduated 15 years ago.
A third, Cherie Thompson, called the program “a really positive experience” but declined to discuss her debts or earnings. The fourth,