Episode
52
Paying the Price
October 4, 2016
- Education
- Economy & Public Budgets
- Social Issues
- Higher Education
- Housing
- School Reform
Professor of Higher Education Policy and Sociology, Temple University; Founder, Wisconsin HOPE Lab
Professor Sara Goldrick-Rab discusses the impact of the high cost of college on students at public and community colleges, including hunger, homelessness, and debt without getting a degree. She explains root of the problem and offers concrete solutions.
For more on this topic
- Watch her 9-minute interview on The Daily Show.
- Check out her briefs on a college lunch program and students without reliable housing, or read her book, Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream.