College Is Worth It
  • Home
  • About CIWI
  • Research & Insights
  • Contact

Why Student Loan Rhetoric Doesn't Match the Facts

7/17/2014

 
Picture
Matt Chingos of the Brookings Institution discussed the report he co-authored with Beth Akers, which found that although average student loan balances have increased over the last 20 years, so have earnings--and significantly so. Chingos also discussed the fact that affluent households hold a disproportionate share of education debt. "An era in which students from low-income families used loans to supplement grants has given way to a system dominated by the wealthiest Americans, many of whom were born to affluent parents." According to Chingos, this phenomenon may be misguiding the debate over the value of college. 
Read the full article here.

Comments are closed.

    Categories

    All
    Access
    Cost Of College
    Degree Attainment
    Earnings
    Economic Mobility
    Employment
    Job Satisfaction
    Liberal Arts
    Quality Of Life

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    March 2017
    September 2016
    June 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • About CIWI
  • Research & Insights
  • Contact