Sara Goldrick-Rab
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
One of the most sustained and vigorous public debates today is about the value and, crucially, the price of college. But an unspoken, outdated assumption underlies all sides of this debate: if a young person works hard enough, they'll be able to get a college degree and be on the path to a good life. That's simply not true anymore, says Sara Goldrick-Rab. Quite simply, college is far too expensive for many people today, and the confusing mix of federal,...
2) Unlikely
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In the US less than 50% of students who start college ever finish, making America's college completion rates among the worst in the world. Now there are more than 35 million Americans who started college but never finished, leaving them saddled with debt and behind their peers in earning power. This film, set in the cities of Akron, Atlanta, Boston and Los Angeles, highlights inequalities in higher education, investigating the barriers students face...
