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Let the Buyer Beware!

Dec 20, 2021 · Jay Schalin · Comments Off on Let the Buyer Beware!

“Almost all students cite getting a better job as a primary reason for attending college,” writes Preston Cooper in the opening paragraph of his new study, entitled Is College Worth … Continue reading “Let the Buyer Beware!”


How Did We Get Into the Debt Trap?

Oct 6, 2021 · George Leef · Comments Off on How Did We Get Into the Debt Trap?

No one spoke of college students being trapped in debt until rather recently. Prior to the advent of federal student aid programs, college wasn’t expensive, few Americans regarded it as … Continue reading “How Did We Get Into the Debt Trap?”


Reassessing the College Wage Premium Payoff

Mar 19, 2021 · Jack Salmon · Comments Off on Reassessing the College Wage Premium Payoff

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts within the higher education policy space were projecting that four-year colleges could face a loss of up to 20 percent in fall … Continue reading “Reassessing the College Wage Premium Payoff”


America’s Growing Student Debt Mountain

May 7, 2014 · George Leef · Comments Off on America’s Growing Student Debt Mountain

Lenient rules encourage students to keep borrowing, ignore costs, and hunt for “public service” jobs.

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