July 30, 2004

Selling Out Higher-Education Policy?

By STEPHEN BURD

Led by Sallie Mae and the Apollo Group, the loan industry and for-profit colleges use political donations to try to get their way on Capitol Hill

Colloquy: Join an online discussion about the issues raised in this article.

Graphic: Showing how the money flowed to and from the coffers of two congressmen

Table: Showing the Democrats and Republicans who received the most campaign contributions

Tables: Showing the top five campaign contributors among the loan industry