The Real College Debt Crisis: How Student Borrowing Threatens Financial Well-Being and Erodes the American Dream: How Student Borrowing Threatens Financial Well-Being and Erodes the American Dream

Higher education plays a critical role in the economy and society of the United States, creating a ladder of economic opportunity for American children, especially for those in poverty. Unfortunately, higher education today increasingly reinforces patterns of relative privilege, particularly as students without the benefit of affluent parents rely more and more on student loans to finance college access. This book presents penetrating new information about the fiscal realities of the curren...