College cost on the rise - the Washington reaction

Leaders in Washington are speaking out about the rising cost of college tuition. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was in Las Vegas Tuesday, and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce convened for a hearing Wednesday -- both discussing ways to bring down the cost of higher education.

  1. The other student loan problem: Some students are so scared to borrow, they risk not graduating: apne.ws/sqY8kV -CC
  2. We need to start a nat'l conversation on how to improve college completion rates while keeping tuition under control. nyti.ms/sxzki3
  3. Just chatted with the lovely student loan people. According to the $ I owe we'll be friends till I'm 58. May as well become besties.
  4. New York Fed says it has underestimated student loans, revising amount from $550B to $845B. wapo.st/vTq95W
  5. Who here has student loan debt that is driving them insane?
  6. College Board stats: Between 2010-11 and 11-12 school years, in-state public university tuition rose by 8.3 percent
  7. House lawmakers in the Education and Workforce committee listen to testimony about rising college costs

  8. Rep. Hinojosa testimony: 84 percent of young adults surveyed said making college more affordable should be a priority for Congress
  9. Jane Wallman, Executive Director of Delta Cost Project testifies first
  10. Wallman: "smoking gun" in higher ed -- employee benefits up 5 percent per year consistently, have to cut healthcare to bring down tuition
  11. Next up, Ronald Manahan from Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana
  12. Manahan says at Grace College, they've implemented a 3 year degree plan that reduces college costs by 25 percent.
  13. @BuddyRoemer I have 100k+ in student loans and can't find work in my field, even though the loan c's and school counselors said I'd be gold
  14. @BuddyRoemer what do you plan to do to alleviate the mobility-crushing pressure of predatory student loans on consumers/workers like me?
  15. @BuddyRoemer I'm a hard worker, but digging gardens and subbing at schools doesn't pay the bills

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