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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "tuition"

Higher Education Should Be Free -- And We Need a Movement to Make It So

Higher Education Should Be Free -- And We Need a Movement to Make It So

Liza Featherstone, The Nation. June 16, 2009.
Why not take the meritocratic promise of this country at face value and try to make it real?

A Crisis of Affordability: How Our Public Colleges Are Turning into Gated Communities for the Wealthy

A Crisis of Affordability: How Our Public Colleges Are Turning into Gated Communities for the Wealthy

Andy Kroll, Tomdispatch.com. April 3, 2009.
Attending a four-year public college may soon be out of reach for all but the wealthiest. This is the greatest assault yet to the American dream.

Financial Crisis Sends Tuition Costs Sky-High as Colleges Face Crunch

Financial Crisis Sends Tuition Costs Sky-High as Colleges Face Crunch

Pedro de la Torre III, Campus Progress. December 31, 2008.
Not everyone is suffering equally: low and middle income students are particularly vulnerable in the current economic environment.