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Making college affordable: Eight essential reads

  • Written by Kalpana Jain, Editor, Education, The Conversation

Editor’s Note: The following is a round-up of archival stories on college affordability.

In the debate on Monday, Sept. 26, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton listed “making college debt free,” as part of her plan to build the economy. She said,

“I think building the middle class, investing in the middle class,...

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