Truth, Reconciliation, and Food

College Costs on the rise



       In 21st century America, college has become the second-largest expense that an individual is likely to make in a lifetime  -- second only to purchasing a home. However, it has not always been this way. Over the last couple of decades, deep cuts in state funding for higher education has substantially contributed to the increase in college tuition. As a result, more of the costs of college have been passed onto the students.

 

Quick explanation of why college is so expensive 


In this video Douglas Boneparth a certified financial planner who is best known as a personal finance expert in the servicing and media of high net worth millennials. Is interviewed by NowThis News and asked to explain why tuition costs have shot up so drastically.  (Boneparth Bio)



 




Helpful Visual 
     
It's hard for people to realize the gravity of an issue like this when the only thing they see is a statistic with large numbers and percentages. It makes it easier to desensitize yourself from the problem when you are not personally going through it. So, I thought it would be easier for people to understand the importance of this problem if they could see a physical representation of the debt that students in America are accumulated at an alarming rate. 

  











Interesting approach that an organization has taken



 

Jeremy Rossmann is the Co-Founder of Make School, a computer science university located in San Francisco. Students do not pay tuition until and unless they have a job after graduation. (Jeremy Bio)











There is also a program that a number of states are implementing into the higher education system that could alleviate some of the financial pressure on students (link) 

 













 



 

 

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