Quality, not price, is generally the problem at community colleges
Higher Education
Student debt now exceeds $1.5 trillion. We must overhaul a system that, for too long, has incentivized colleges and universities to charge unaffordable prices for degrees that do not always improve the lives of their recipients. Measures of return on investment (ROI) can help ensure that that institutions are accountable for the economic outcomes of the students they plunge into indebtedness.
All Higher Education
Restarting loan payments for over 20 million borrowers isn’t nearly as simple as turning on a light switch
There are several reforms Congress could consider that would make funding more equitable
Enrolling in a income-driven repayment plan can reduce monthly payments but the program has a downside
To relieve the financial burden on students and their families, address the fundamental causes of tuition growth.
This blueprint offers a fiscally responsible agenda to help student borrowers in financial distress, while limiting relief to upper-income debtors and holding colleges accountable for their students’ poor loan outcomes.
To reduce economic and health disparities, we must reopen schools, colleges, and child care facilities, and enable microschool ‘pods’ for those who would otherwise stay home.
Ending the use of tests in college admissions could exacerbate, rather than reduce, inequities.