The rising cost of college / Ronald D. Lankford, Jr., book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2009. - 108 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-102) and index.

Why is college tuition rising? / Liz Pulliam Weston -- College is still worth the expense / Justin Draeger -- College may not be worth the expense / Nan Mooney -- Rising college costs saddle students with postcollege debt / Marcy Gordon -- Collebe debt can be managed with new social programs / Elizabeth Warren, Sandy Baum, Ganesh Sitaraman -- College Cost Act helps to make college affordable / U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor -- College Cost Act does not help students reduce tuition / Fannie -- Rising college costs should not be subsidized by government / Jacob Sullum -- Faculty salaries affect higher college costs / John O. Edwards -- Faculty salaries do not affect higher college costs / Doug Lederman -- Tuition reforms will make ivy league schools less affordable / Peter Sacks -- Tuition reforms will make ivy league schools more affordable/ Anya Kanenetz -- Community college is an affordable option / Richard Vedder -- Rising college cost is an obstacle to low-income students / Richard D. Kahlenberg -- All costs must be considered when choosing a college / Sallie Mae

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