The $78 Billion Reason Why Community Colleges Need America’s Attention
Nationally, community colleges receive $78 billion less in revenue than public four-year institutions, leading to disparate outcomes among their student populations.
Paired with declining incomes and rising housing costs, student-loan debt is stifling the broader economy. This video depicts real-life circumstances of Americans young and old hampered by student-loan debt.
Ask the Expert: What Is the Student Aid and Financial Responsibility Act?
Pedro do la Torre explains what the Student Aid and Financial Responsibility Act is, why we need it, and why it's paired with health reform legislation.
Mary Ann Mason, contributing author to The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything discusses how we need to better educate our new breadwinners.
