1. The School of Hard Knocks.
- Author
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VEDDER, RICHARD
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COLLEGE costs , *STUDENT financial aid , *MARKETS , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *GOVERNMENT policy , *FINANCE - Abstract
The article looks at U.S. college costs and government policy, as of 2013. It reports on U.S. President Barack Obama's proposals for bringing college costs down, including publishing rankings and other information about colleges and revising student financial aid rules. The author presents a case for the view that college costs are likely to fall in the coming years due to market forces, noting that the number of students enrolling in college in the U.S. has begun to drop.
- Published
- 2013