Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Chapter 1: Student Debt: Good, Bad, and Misunderstood
Chapter 2: The Realities of Student Debt
Chapter 3: Putting the Stories into Perspective
Chapter 4: The Evidence About the Impact of Student Debt
Chapter 5: How Can Public Policy Help?
Synopsis
This book analyzes reliable evidence to tell the true story of student debt in America. One of the nation's foremost experts on college finance, Sandy Baum exposes how misleading the widely accepted narrative on student debt is. Baum combines data, research, and analysis to show how the current discourse obscures serious problems, risks misdirecting taxpayer dollars, and could deprive too many Americans of the educational opportunities they deserve. This book and its policy recommendations provide the basis for a new and more constructive national agenda to make paying for college more manageable.