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Student debt
For-profit schools see a rise in student loan default
Sep 18, 2015
A Brookings study uses U.S. Treasury data to see where the debt is coming from.
Don't blame millennials for their financial woes
by
Janet Nguyen
Aug 3, 2015
One NYT writer says that older generations have contributed to their economic situation.
Learning how the Germans learn
Apr 9, 2015
Behind the scenes of WGBH's series on the German higher-education system.
We’ll take higher taxes over college tuition
Apr 2, 2015
Our listeners appear to agree with the German approach to higher education.
American students head to Germany for free college
Apr 1, 2015
More American students are getting degrees in other countries with free college.
How German higher education controls costs
Mar 31, 2015
What America can learn from taxpayers who foot the bill for free university.
Change to PLUS loan program hits HBCUs hard
Oct 28, 2014
Some schools have seen enrollments drop by more than 10 percent.
For public good, not for profit.
Student loan default rates don't tell the whole story
by
David Gura
Sep 23, 2014
Colleges can game the system to hide their students’ problems with debt.
You can refinance a car, but not a student loan
Jun 4, 2014
A bill was introduced that allows students to re-finance their student loans.
The student-debt burden: online vs traditional schools
by
Adriene Hill
Jun 4, 2014
Students who graduate from purely online programs may leave with more debt