I can’t figure out if this is the worst statistic I’ve read this week, or just the most poorly phrased good statistic. I’m leaning towards that first one:
“….more than half of students earning bachelor’s degrees at public colleges – 56 percent – are graduating with $22,000 of debt, on average.” –Nancy Zimpher on CNN.com
If I’m reading this correctly, they tossed out everyone at private college, then anyone who didn’t graduate, then (most disturbingly) 44% of who was left? Why did they get the boot? I mean, if we’re just tossing out arbitrary numbers of students, can’t we get any average we want?
Nancy Zimpher, what are you up to???
graph paper diaries 