Blumenthal wants crackdown on deceptive schools

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he wants to stop colleges from using deceptive practices to lure students.

The Democrat said he is particularly concerned about tactics that encourage students to take on thousands of dollars in student loan debt for what he called little academic or professional advancement.

Blumenthal has scheduled a news conference on Thursday at East Hartford High School to discuss the situation.

He will be joined by a Madison student who says he was misled into accruing $40,000 in debt for software development courses at a for-profit college that were ultimately worthless. The director of Tunxis Community College in Farmington is also expected to attend the event.