Paying the price : college costs, financial aid, and the betrayal of the American dream /

Paying the price : college costs, financial aid, and the betrayal of the American dream /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Goldrick-Rab, Sara, author.
Imprint:	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2016]. ©2016
Description:	1 online resource (373 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	College costs -- Wisconsin. College costs -- Social aspects -- United States. Student aid -- Wisconsin. Student aid -- Social aspects -- United States. Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- United States. Federal aid to higher education -- United States. College costs. Education, Higher -- Economic aspects. Federal aid to higher education. Student aid. United States. Wisconsin.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11265967

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Other authors / contributors:	Anderson, Drew M. Kinsley, Peter (Educational policy expert)
ISBN:	9780226404486 022640448X 9780226404349 022640434X 9780226527147 022652714X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	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 But an unspoken, outdated assumption underlies all sides of this debate: if a young person works hard enough, they'll be able to get a college degree and be on the path to a good life.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, state, institutional, and private financial aid leaves countless students without the resources they need to pay for it. Drawing on a study of 3,000 young adults who entered public colleges and universities in Wisconsin in 2008 with the support of federal aid and Pell Grants, Goldrick-Rab reveals the devastating effect of these shortfalls. She believes America can fix this problem. In the final section of the book, Goldrick-Rab offers a range of possible solutions.
Other form:	Print version: Goldrick-Rab, Sara. Paying the price. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016 9780226404349
Standard no.:	40026553090 99969405034

Table of Contents:

Possible lives
The cost and price of a college education
Who gets Pell?
Making ends meet
On their own
Family matters
Making the grade
City of broken dreams
Getting to graduation
Making college affordable
Appendix 1. Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study / Peter Kinsley and Sara Goldrick Rab
Appendix 2. Overview of Wisconsin higher education / Drew M. Anderson and Sara Goldrick Rab.