Showing posts with label Speaks out. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Speaks out. Show all posts

Sunday, September 12, 2010

NEWS: Teacher Fired for speaking the Truth!




Back in May of this Year Valerie Munson, an instructor for Everest College in Califorina candidly stated that the school is not accredited and cannot certify students in the medical trades. After that incident she was harassed and terrorized by her superiors. She is currently seeking damages for lost wages, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Munson says that when a student asked her if the school was accredited, she truthfully answered that it was not. She said she truthfully said that students would not be certified upon graduation, could not transfer course units, and did not qualify to take continuing education classes.
Munson's students were "enraged and emotionally devastated" at this news, and said they felt they were "lied to during enrollment," according to the complaint.

... Munson claims harassment and retaliation followed. She says her supervisors told her "to put a lid on the whole accreditation thing."
She claims her bosses told her, "You know we cannot have this, because this could have a huge affect on our attrition," according to the complaint.

To see the full story Please click HERE

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Video: The Corporatization of Higher Education by For-Profit Schools







This video is short, sweet and simple. It addresses the overly-expensive tuition, questions the quality of education and the debt burden by majority of students at these for Profit Schools.

Friday, June 11, 2010

FRONTLINE (PBS) Documentary- College, Inc.




In College, Inc., correspondent Martin Smith investigates the promise and explosive growth of the for-profit higher education industry. Through interviews with school executives, government officials, admissions counselors, former students and industry observers, the film explores the tension between the industry -- which says it's helping an under-served student population obtain a quality education and marketable job skills -- and critics who charge the for-profits with churning out worthless degrees that leave students with a mountain of debt.- Introduction from PBS.com








Watch the FULL Documentary at: www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/collegeinc/




Alexis Avila Founder/President of Prepped & Polished reacts to Frontline's recent episode, College Inc. The Business of Higher Education