Debt Costs Consume Growing Part of U.S. Higher-Ed Dollar, Report Asserts

By Chronicle Staff. Report: “Borrowing Against the Future: The Hidden Costs of Financing U.S. Higher Education”
Organization: The Center for Culture, Organization, and Politics of the University of California at Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
Summary: As state appropriations for higher education have declined, the average cost of tuition and fees has escalated. Students are borrowing more to pay for their education, and colleges are borrowing more to finance capital projects to stay ahead in the amenities arms race. More...