Economics

Credit Card Mystery Activity

Wise Consumer Project

College, Inc. Lesson

Each of you will be roleplaying as a stakeholder in a discussion about student loan debt. With your group, read and discuss the following handout. Discuss the information in the handout and make sure that everyone understands the information.

Once everyone in your group understands tha handout, research the issue from one of the point of view of a stakeholder. Your point of view has been assigned to you Make sure that everyone in your group understands their point of view.

The stakeholders are:

1. Representatives from the US Department of Education

2. Former students of a for-profit college who had a positive experience

3. Former student of a for-profit college who had a negative experience

4. For-profit higher-education industry lobbyist

5. Congressional representative who is critical of for-profit education institutions and concerned about low-income and minority students

6. Congressional representative who is critical of the gainful employment proposal

7. Congressional representative who is concerned that the gainful employment rule will make the Department of Education overstep its authority

After you have researched your point of view, you will meet with another group made up of at least one of all of the stakeholders. Use these guidelines for your discussi