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- Too little is known about whether money spent on higher education is worth it http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21647285-more-and-more-money-being-spent-higher-education-too-little-known-about-whether-it 75 comments
- Is University and higher education worth it? https://medium.com/teaching-learning/9490d1dea2b9 26 comments webdev
- Student Education Crisis: Is it worth it? - Student Debt has never been higher... http://www.goldtelegraph.com/education-crisis-is-it-worth-it 3 comments business
- Student loans: 'Higher education is worth it but not the loans,' expert says https://finance.yahoo.com/news/student-loans-higher-education-is-worth-it-but-not-the-loans-expert-says-153035304.html 185 comments economics
- The broken tassel of American higher education – College debt defaults bring up questions about repayment structure. Is college even worth the current costs? http://www.mybudget360.com/broken-tassel-of-american-higher-education-college-debt-defaults-bring-up-questions-college-aid/ 46 comments economy
- Is college worth it? Too many degrees are a waste of money. The return on higher education would be much better if college were cheaper http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21600131-too-many-degrees-are-waste-money-return-higher-education-would-be-much-better 15 comments politics
- Troubling link between slavery and Congressional wealth uncovered. US legislators whose ancestors owned 16 or more slaves have an average net worth nearly $4 million higher than their colleagues without slaveholding ancestors, even after accounting for factors like age, race, and education. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0308351 679 comments science
- How Much Is a College Degree Worth? Families are evaluating the reasons to pursue higher education and how much tuition they want to pay. http://online.wsj.com/article/sb10001424052748703438404574597952027438622.html?mod=wsj_hpp_middletopstories 8 comments business