Spellings Testimony

We didn't get through all of the testimony, but our impression was that it was a pummelling for Ms. Spellings. In fact, some of her admissions may have testified her right out of a job! We heard Spellings say over and over again that the Department is as vigilant as ever, and their hands are tied by the legislation that guides the powers of the Department of Ed. Um....if that's truly the case, it's a little too late to be bringing all this up now. Instead of devising carefully crafted excuses, we should have heard about how accountability for managing the system has been shirked and the proposed changes that the Department is putting forth to restore oversight.

We could go on and on about what REALLY needs to get done to fix the federal student loan program...you've read it all here before....so we'll spare you for the time being.