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One of the most sustained and vigorous public debates today is about the value and, crucially, the price of college. But an unspoken, outdated assumption underlies all sides of this debate: if a young person works hard enough, they'll be able to get a college degree and be on the path to a good life. That's simply not true anymore, says Sara Goldrick-Rab. Quite simply, college is far too expensive for many people today, and the confusing mix of federal,...
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Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"It is widely understood that student loan assistance has inflated college tuition, student debt, and lender profits. Less often recognized is that these outcomes were intended. Elizabeth Tandy Shermer uncovers the history of federal student loans, showing that they were designed to appease constituencies opposed to affordable higher education"--
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
Publisher
U.S. G.P.O
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Report / 114th Congress 2d session Senate volume 114-373
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[U. S. Government Publishing Office]
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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S. hrg volume 113-861
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English