You simply must read this expose in the Washington Monthly about the scam of subprime student loans: “With help from Washington (D.C.), the for-profit college industry is loading up millions of low-income students with debt they’ll never pay off.”

Not only is this article compelling in the light of day about these business (and policy) practices, it goes to the core of our values as a society if we set students up for a financial fall.

Special thanks to Shoreline Community College History Professor Amy Kinsel, a passionate advocate who always wants what’s best for students, for sharing this valuable piece of journalism. I’ve known Amy from her past role as Faculty Senate president and a 36th District constituent. One of my goals in the years to come is to help her achieve the dream of a creating a coordinated model of library and content usage for all faculty and students across all colleges and universities. It’s her vision that ensured this issue was included in House Bill 1946, the Technology Transformation Task Force.

Beyond this story, I’m reminded of the larger issue of investigative journalism. From my house on Queen Anne I can see the Seattle Post Intelligencer globe spinning. It still shines bright. I miss the passionate investigative journalism it brought to our city, state and nation every morning. I’m holding out great hope that the tradition of vigorous investigative journalism of both the P.I. and other publications can grow in the years to come.