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.
The three-year student loan payment moratorium will finally end in August, thanks to a last-minute bipartisan deal to increase the federal debt ceiling. The pause, which Congress authorized for six months at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, was unilaterally extended several times by the Trump and Biden administrations. Despite the Biden administration’s assurances that...
Most college accreditors oversee hundreds of degree and certificate programs that leave students worse off financially.
A closer look at the data shows that the universities which draw the most funding tend to need it the least
An analysis of programs at schools serving disadvantaged students with a high return on investment.
The federal student aid system needs a stronger accountability framework adapted for the challenges of today
A three-part proposal to hold colleges accountable for degrees that cost too much and deliver too little.
Additional details on a proposal to make colleges accountable for overcharging for low-value degrees.
While the list is far from adequate to address the problem of low-quality degrees, more transparency about student outcomes in higher education is a step in the right direction
