College AffordabilityAmid the skyrocketing cost of private and public universities, student debt has reached historic highs. More Americans than ever before are attending college. That’s generally considered a good thing, but about 40 million of them – up from 29 million in 2008 – are currently paying off student loans. On average, borrowers are carrying $29,000 in loans (up from $23,000 in 2008). That amounts to roughly $1.2 trillion in student debt, three times what it was 10 years ago.
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"What You Need to Know about New York's Tuition-Free Scholarship"
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"What You Need to Know about New York's Tuition-Free Scholarship." CNN Wire, 11 Apr. 2017. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A489142175/OVIC?u=nysl_ce_cazehs&xid=684f6a4c. Accessed 11 May 2017.
"What You Need to Know about New York's Tuition-Free Scholarship." CNN Wire, 11 Apr. 2017. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A489142175/OVIC?u=nysl_ce_cazehs&xid=684f6a4c. Accessed 11 May 2017.
"Cuomo Free Public College Tuition 101"698 words
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Malatras, Jim. "Cuomo Free Public College Tuition 101." NY Daily News, 4 Feb. 2017, www.nydailynews.com/opinion/cuomo-free-public-college-tuition-101-article-1.2963951. Accessed 12 May 2017. |
"Tuition Plan Makes College More Affordable for a Few"1,153 words
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Chen, David W. "Tuition Plan Makes College More Affordable for a Few." New York Times, 12 Apr. 2017, p. A19(L). Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A489162664/OVIC?u=nysl_ce_cazehs&xid=299459fc. Accessed 11 May 2017. |
"Tuition-Free Higher Education Must Be Offered"1,674 words
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"The False Promise of Free College"1,876 words
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Palmer, Iris. "The False Promise of 'Free College'." Washington Monthly, Sept.-Oct. 2016, p. 77+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A462044151/OVIC?u=nysl_ce_cazehs&xid=93b74b84. Accessed 12 May 2017. |