Tag: college affordability
Why do college textbooks cost so much? 7 questions answered
Amie Freeman, University of South Carolina
Editor’s note: The high price of college textbooks has long been a sore point for students. Even though the...
Washington state’s big bet on ‘free college’
William Zumeta, University of Washington
Washington state doesn’t have a problem finding educated people to work in its booming high-tech economy – it’s just most...
More solutions needed for campus hunger
Suzanna Martinez, University of California, San Francisco
A new federal report does a good job of explaining what many researchers have been saying for a...
Why the Democrats’ new ‘debt-free’ college plan won’t really make college...
Robert Kelchen, Seton Hall University and Dennis A. Kramer II, University of Florida
Rising student loan debt and concerns about college affordability got considerable attention...
Why child care costs more than college tuition – and how...
Taryn Morrissey, American University
Amid the continually rising cost of tuition, the idea of free college has received growing attention over the past few years....