recent blog post on Leif’s founding mission @Leif_Education linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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New research shows 10% of British students can pay cash for their studies and avoid expensive loans, raising charges of inequality in the system bloom.bg/2FA3upu
Flipping the Economics of Paying for Education, Because They’re Upside Down nyti.ms/2H9tjPI
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9. Income Sharing Agreements will become a larger trend with the success of Lambda School. ISA platforms will emerge in fields beyond technology as students realize that the financing model beats student debt & investors look for new investment instruments in a bear market.
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entry level software engineers in the bay area are getting paid! This looks right if you count cash and equity comp. levels.fyi/2018/
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Our CEO @jgroeber looks back on Leif's social impact in 2018. blog.leif.org/blog/2018-12-1… It's been a great year @LambdaSchool @AustenAllred @thinkful @pathriseio @jwdanner et al
glad to see some addressing the giant elephant in the room @AustenAllred #studentdebt medium.com/leifhq/here-are-t…
Jeffrey Groeber retweeted
“Lambda School works, even for old farts like me.
And I got there without paying a penny. I’m paying now, but I can afford it now.”
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The Federal Government is moving to require universities to publish debt and earnings by major.
I cannot wait to see the carnage that will soon be made public.
“Request for Proposal: Help Us Find Low-Cost Housing for Lambda School Students” by @AustenAllred medium.com/lambda-school-blo…
Jeffrey Groeber retweeted
The student loan problem is the antithesis of capitalism. Without the government underwriting $200k in loans for a basketweaving degree at ITT Tech there’s no way it would happen teapaw.org/kowenmoffor/status/101…
Jeffrey Groeber retweeted
Yet again: Never programmed before to six figure job offer in six months.
When has that kind of swing been possible in human history? It’s insane.
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We always wanted to get to the point where we have students meeting up IRL, but we wanted to do it without spending a fortune on real estate or forcing people to move. Turns out it’s not actually that hard to let it just happen organically.
Jeffrey Groeber retweeted
The problem with the idea that everyone should go to college is the same as the problem with the idea of everyone should be a homeowner in 2017.
We make it *possible* for everyone, measure enrollment/ownership, but individuals are left to deal with the consequences individually.
Jeffrey Groeber retweeted
I have no idea how I hadn't read this essay until now. @cshirky gets it.
shirky.com/weblog/2014/01/th…
“Leif Partners With Lambda School, Allocates Up To $50 Million To Provide High Tech Education at No…” by @AustenAllred medium.com/lambda-school-blo…
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Competition: Find the craziest graph that shows how bad the student debt crisis really is
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It's estimated that 40% of students that attended college in 2004 will default on their student loans by 2024.
Forty. Percent.
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