January 22, 2012

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Jan 22 2012

Profiting from post K-12 education: from student loans to student internships. We talk about trade schools with Herman DeJesus of NEDAP, student loans with Anya Kamenetz and student internships with Ross Perlin.

Episode segments

From Student Loans to Student Internships

Topics: Labor, National Politics, Education, Domestic Policy

Guests:
Herman De Jesus, is senior program associate at NEDAP (Neighborhood Economic Advocacy Project).

Anya Kamenetz is a senior writer for Fast Company and the author of Generation Debt (2006) and most recently of DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education

Ross Perlin is the author of Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Earn Little in the Brave New Economy.

Hosts: Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark

If you've been burned by a dishonest trade school call, call NEDAP's hotline at: 212-925-4929. which is available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-3 and on Wednesdays from 12-2. You can also call 311 and ask for where to find help.

To reach Anya Kamenetz's Edupunk's Guide click here.