The cost of college combined with advancements in technology will lead to a fundamental transformation of our Higher Education system in the near future. Well, thanks and let me 2nd youre welcome to this great audience and our speaker and panel. The 1st thing i should say about kevin carey, probably the most important thing is that he is a graduate of the university of new york no doubt is at the root of much or all of his success. You can read about some of that success in your program, so i we will briefly recap his rise from being a state budget analyst in indiana washington policy analyst to education analyst who very quickly joined the top tier of education writers around the nation. He has written for the Washington Monthly the chronicle of Higher Education, and education, and many other publications. He now has a regular gig at the new york times. He makes his professional home at the new America Foundation and directly Education Policy Program there. Of course, the author of te
Higher education and many other publications. He now has a regular gig at the new york times. He makes his professional home at the new America Foundation and he directing directs the Education Policy Program there. And, of course hes the author of end of college, which well be talking about today. But i thought id also tell you a few things you might not know about kevin, because he contains multitudes. As a blogger, he has established a reputation over the years for finding excuse and i really mean any excuse to write about the education policy implications of shows like the wire and friday night lights. And when you read his book, youll find references to downton abbey, to game of thrones, and theres probably others that i missed. Im going to be very disappointed in his talk today if kevin doesnt at least mention Better Call Saul or the serial. [laughter] hes a musician officionado a student of the perhaps tease and although shes trapeze and i would urge you do not make the mistake,
Getting the most bang for your buck. The cost of the fancy College Degree keeps blooming higher and higher. But will their grad went a bit of salary to pay off the debt . A new last of the best colleges for your money is turning heads tonight with some schools youd never expect. Many of the names are not Ivy League Schools area kevin carey is the director of the Education Policy Program and he joins me now with some surprising details. Welcome to the show. You have written about this list which was a shocker, i have to tell you. Harvard and princeton, not wanting to come how that money magazine, with this list . What were the metrics . The two biggest factors in the magazine factors were the total cost of going to a college spread out over four years or more if the students typically take longer than four years to graduate. Minus whatever scholarships in grant money that you look at and they also looked at darling. A lot of students have to borrow or student struggle to pay their loans
With student-loan debt spread among 40 million borrowers, they need to know what is a “reasonable” amount to take on, and have more options for paying it all back.
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