This, from the front page of today’s New York Times, is a really strong piece, and really worth reading. I may find time to say more about it after the Christmas break, but for now I’ll just cut and paste what I said about it on Facebook a moment ago…
One thing stuck out powerfully for me in this story is that making students jump through hoops sucks.
Too often recently, administrators and legislators have justified increased tuition by bumping up financial aid concurrently. But even when those hikes are commensurate — and they often aren’t, and they rarely are in the long term — more tuition plus a new financial aid system amounts to a new hoop. Students of means, students with educated parents, are generally good at navigating hoops. Students at greater risk often aren’t. So poor students fall through the cracks.
Predictably. Inevitably.
studentactivism.net 
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February 12, 2013 at 11:06 pm
Cordell Ehrke
For several of us simply graduating high school we’ve had a desire of a better potential with a college career whether pursuing a certification of a few types, associates, bachelor’s or getting high hopes of a masters or perhaps Ph.D. Many of us all have likely noticed this prior to at one point or any other which a college education is necessary to move significantly in life and also to have a greater having to pay job. Many of us all give up college because we merely don’t appreciate school, it is hard to emphasis or, in most cases, the cash for college course just are not accessible.,
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February 19, 2013 at 2:22 pm
Jake
“The Class Struggle in American Higher Ed ” ended up being a relatively pleasant
post, . Keep posting and I will continue to keep reading!
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