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Quick Links – College tuition rises while state subsidies increase; teachers are all above average; attracting top students to teaching
◊◊◊ Sometimes tuition hikes occurred even while state subsidies were increasing. HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Pace of college tuition hikes outpacing incomes. “Georgia’s public colleges and univer… more →
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Families paying for college tuition have been hardest hit by inflation
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wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s clear to see which group has been hurt the most by rising inflation over the last 30 year … more →
Quick Links - College tuition rises while state subsidies increase; teachers are all above average; attracting top students to teaching
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wrote 1 month ago: ◊◊◊ Sometimes tuition hikes occurred even while state subsidies were increasing. HIGHER EDUCATION B … more →
Quick Links - Middle school mess; hypergamy and single-parent families; bipartisan cuts to higher ed; and more
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wrote 1 month ago: ◊◊◊ The middle school debate Various views on the middle school model were presented in the New Yor … more →
Average 529 savings reach all-time high
wrote 2 months ago: Average balances for 529 college savings and prepaid tuition plans grew to a record $17,174 in 2012 … more →
Sequester will cut thousands of college work study jobs
wrote 2 months ago: Pell Grants won’t be affected, but other types of federal student aid and research funding wil … more →
There is little evidence that increased education spending drives economic growth
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wrote 3 months ago: JONAH GOLDBERG: Education is important and necessary for a host of reasons. But there’s little evide … more →
'households vary dramatically in the impact that inflation has upon them'
wrote 4 months ago: Inflation disproportionately affects specific groups of people, with families paying college tuition … more →
A simple solution to the escalating tuition costs at Dartmouth College
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wrote 4 months ago: Joseph Asch of Dartblog offers some recommendations for solving the tuition inflation problem at Dar … more →
College debt levels higher than all other types of consumer loans
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wrote 4 months ago: The Wall Street Journal picked its top ten economic charts of 2012, including one published in Novem … more →
Public college costs are rising, but still remain a good deal for some families
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wrote 5 months ago: The Wall Street Journal highlights the reasons why public college costs have soared over the last de … more →
Growth in luxury apartments for college students
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wrote 5 months ago: As housing has become a bigger factor in college selection, more schools are featuring luxury apartm … more →
Are more kids 'Saying No to College'?
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wrote 5 months ago: I’m not yet buying that this is a trend. After all, this is from the New York Times, once des … more →
Quick links - SUNY tuition increases, GWU gets unranked, teachers' union makes concessions
wrote 6 months ago: —— ’SUNY to ask state for $1.97 billion, a 13% increase’ (lohud.com) Govern … more →
We spend $40 billion yearly on Pell Grants, but we have no idea about results
wrote 6 months ago: Lack of accountability: The government hides results on a program that costs taxpayers billions of … more →
'Eds and Meds' - Are soaring costs tied to third-party payments?
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wrote 6 months ago: Higher education and healthcare (Eds and Meds) are two areas of our economy that share a recent hist … more →
Does hybrid learning hold the most promise?
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wrote 6 months ago: Hybrid learning, combining online and face-to-face instruction, would seem to hold the most promise … more →
Private college tuition increased by lowest rate in 40 years, but still outpaced inflation
wrote 7 months ago: The rise in private college tuition slowed down to 3.9%, the smallest increase in forty years. But … more →
Does increasing federal aid cause college costs to rise?
wrote 7 months ago: Some analysis and commentary on the idea that increasing federal aid causes college costs to rise Ch … more →
Will a year of college cost $100,000 in 18 years?
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wrote 8 months ago: Parents of a newborn today may need to plan for college prices that average over $100,000 a year by … more →
