Obama College Affordability

College Affordability and the American Dream

Sally Mason | Posted 05.02.2012

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Sally Mason

As our country faces the economic, social, cultural, and global challenges of the 21st century, the way to keep the American dream within our grasp is to provide more, not less, access to higher education.

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New Plan to Cut College Costs? Been There, Done That

Patrick O'Connor | Posted 05.01.2012

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Patrick O'Connor

Asking colleges and states to take on more of the cost of reforms will lead to bigger tuition increases, not smaller ones. Something must be done, but experienced educators will tell you this "new" plan isn't the way to go.

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Obama Gets Tough On Higher Ed

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 04.22.2012

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WASHINGTON — Access to college has been the driving force in federal higher education policy for decades. But the Obama administration is pushin...

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Kate Abbey-Lambertz

If Michigan Doesn't Invest More In Education, Obama Could Withhold Federal Funds

HuffingtonPost.com | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 01.27.2012

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Addressing an enthusiastic audience at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Friday, President Barack Obama spoke about college affordability, a top...

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Joy Resmovits

Can Obama Make College Affordable?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 03.28.2012

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If the Obama administration has trotted out one trusty example to symbolize the plight of the middle class, it's college graduates drowning in debt. O...

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Joy Resmovits

Pell Grants Saved -- Kind Of

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.15.2011

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With the maximum allocation for Pell Grants preserved in the latest round of the budget showdown -- despite much political football and an earlier Hou...

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