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Is College Worth It?

Is College Worth It?

The Daily vor 3 Jahren

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New research and polling show that more and more Americans now
doubt a previously unquestioned fact of U.S. life — that going to
college is worth it.

Paul Tough, a contributing writer for The New York Times
Magazine, explains why so many high-school students and their
parents are souring on higher education and what it will mean for
the country’s future.

Guest: Paul Tough, a contributing writer for The New York Times
Magazine who has written several books on inequality in
education.

Background reading:

Americans are losing faith in the value of college. Whose
fault is that?

In December, Colby-Sawyer in New Hampshire reduced its
tuition to $17,500 a year, from about $46,000. The cut was a
recognition that few pay the list price.

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