Has the highest Student Loan Debt in the country. While the research is finding that the average student debt is 46,000. Even though the Median Income is 27,000 a year. That is a 174 debt to income ratio. And clearly, its not just south jersey. Another recent study finds that Student Loan Debt across the country is expecting people in unexpected ways. 82 of people with Student Loans said it caused difficulties in their lives. According to 56 of them polled. It has held them back from buying a car and Student Loan Debt is stopping them from buying a house and are delaying engagement and marriage due to the debt. Two High School Seniors rough to college in the fall are already feeling the pressure. They produced a video as part of a School Project that highlights the concerns and challenges they and their peers face. My 2020, 65 of jobs require some sort of post secondary education and 2015, the average cost of a year at a private college is over 42,000. And more than 69 of students that
Repercussions to now, to today. Whoo were seeing in this difficult Transpacific Partnership negotiation, fearing we could slip back into the old ways of doing business. I realize, that your job is difficult. You inherited and are negotiating with a lost country s that dont share our values and commitment to High Standard for labor and environment and we saw a breakthrough in the peruvian trade deal. That was, i think, a Pivotal Point for the congress of the United States to have enforcement rules, to have countries countries agree best deal is signed, sealed and delivered they will make some changes and do that in a very transparent way. Countries should be our allies in that fight are nowhere to be found many times, mr. Ambassador. I urge you to stay firm and not go backwards. Mr. Ambassador, im a cochair of the house textile caucus, what is left of the textile industry of the United States of america which weve seen dwindle away in the last 40 years. I would like to thank you for you
Wheres the beef. Thats a famous political line too. Its day 40 of Donald Trumps first 100 days. Were hours away now from his first zraesz to a joint session of congress. Will there be a change in tone . I think i get an a in terms of what ive actually done, in terms of messages, c or c plus. How are you going to change that . During the speech. A rare moment of selfcriticism from the president. He says his tone could use some work and he hints that that tone may get a change in tonights speech. Also on our agenda. Speaking to the Republican Party. I see him as a chairman, president much like many successful president s where he gets people around him or detailed people to execute the plans. Top issues the white house is focussing on rights now. Immigration, federal spending, repealing obamacare. Meanwhile, the house speaker, paul ryan, and his fellow republicans, they are looking for a starting point tonight on those issues. What are they listening for . What will they hear . Rounding
Health care plan and a revolutionary simplification of our very complex tax code, we start with this weeks rollout of the tax plan and not a moment too soon with the u. S. Economy growing just 0point in the First Quarter of the year, joining the panel this week wall street journal columnist and Deputy Editor dan henninger, kim strassel and james freeman. Well, joe, lets talk about the tax plan because even though the press says theres not much to it, theres a lot to it, the details layed on wednesday, business taxes for small and Large Companies cut down 15 , they are going to level the Playing Field between the big and the small by getting rid of a lot of the special deductions, one time tax to bring back 2 to 3 trillion in capital from overseas, very simplified individual tax rates from 7 brackets down to 3, lowering of the top marginal rate, getting rid of debt tax and alternative minimum tax, it goes on and on. Theres a lot of specific in here. Yeah, this is really an exercising gr
Roy Exum: Educational Agony
Roy Exum
This is the fourth year that Tiffany France has sent her son – let’s call him Joe – to Augusta Fells High School in urban Baltimore, where Joe ranks in the top half of the senior class. He’s No. 52 in a class of 120. So, imagine Tiffany’s horror when she learned that, no, he will not be graduating this spring. Nor in any spring in the foreseeable future. In a scene being played out in public schools all over the nation, just now Tiffany has been told Joe has failed 22 of 25 classes and has a 0.13 grade-point average. Oh, and he has either been tardy or missed 272 school days.