Education - Most Recent
Pages
7
Affluent families take on more college debt
Aug 9, 2012
More upper-middle-class families are borrowing for college so their children can attend high-tuition prestige schools.
0
Upper middle class sees the biggest jump in student loan debt
Aug 9, 2012
The Wall Street Journal finds that upper-middle-income households with annual incomes between $94,000 and $200,000 are finding it more expensive to pay for college.
3
Economy squeezes Harvard spending
Aug 6, 2012
Even elite universities like Harvard, with a $32 billion endowment, are reducing expenses. Among the cuts? Faculty subscriptions to academic journals that can cost $40,000 a year.
1
Report: A boom industry profits from U.S. student aid
Jul 30, 2012
A report issued by U.S. Sen. Thomas Harkin describes the explosive growth of for-profit colleges, from trade schools to online universities, fueled by federal loans to students who, more often than not, drop out.
1
Report: For profit colleges not worth the cost
Jul 30, 2012
Senator Tom Harkin is out today with a scathing report on for-profit colleges. The report says taxpayers spend billions of dollars a year on those schools. But students often leave deep in debt.
3
Climbing walls and college costs
Jul 26, 2012
How much do all those campus luxuries push up tuition and fees?
0
Sesame Street steps into Indian education business
Jul 24, 2012
Sesame Street has long licensed toys. Now it has entered the for-profit preschool market in India by franchising its curriculum.
2
Top-tier universities offer online classes for free
Jul 19, 2012
But these still won't compete with the brick-and-mortar institutions.
0
Older students lead loan delinquents
Jul 18, 2012
Surprisingly -- or not so surprising -- 40- to 49-year-olds have the most delinquent student loan debt.
5
Students saddled with bigger share of college costs
Jul 16, 2012
A new survey reveals that families are increasingly eliminating certain colleges based on cost, and students are taking on more of the burden themselves as parents' share declines.
Pages
Marketplace and Education Correspondent Amy Scott look at the business and economics of education, on topics including student loans, public education financing, and the cost of a college degree. Marketplace's Education coverage is supported, in part, by the Kresge Foundation.
