The Price of Admission: Rethinking How Americans Pay for College
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Over the past fifteen years, a college education has become an increasingly important determinant of success in the U.S. labor market. With the gap in college enrollment widening by family income, the time has come to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the American system for financing higher education and to rethink its structure from the ground up.. "Kane promotes a package of reforms intended to squeeze more social bang from the many public bucks devoted to higher education. Booknews Kane (public policy, Harvard U.) has a great command of the facts regarding admissions and financial aid, and he offers suggestions for changes that respond to changing conditions in the economy and higher education. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1Introduction12How We Pay for College203Rising Costs in Higher Education554Has Financial Aid Policy Succeeded in Ensuring Access to College?885Rethinking How Americans Pay for College128References155Index161
