Screen LibraryIs college worth it? : a former United States Secretary of Education and a liberal arts graduate expose the broken promise of higher education /
In this book the author, a former Secretary of Education explores the answer to a critical question: Should we keep sending our kids to college? The American system of higher education comprises some of the best universities, teachers, and students the world has ever seen. Millions of students aroun...
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Thomas Nelson,
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| Publisher Address: | Nashville, Tenn. : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
In this book the author, a former Secretary of Education explores the answer to a critical question: Should we keep sending our kids to college? The American system of higher education comprises some of the best universities, teachers, and students the world has ever seen. Millions of students around the globe want nothing more in their life than to attend an American university. However, many of America's colleges and universities today have serious academic, institutional, and other performance problems, and it is quickly approaching a crisis point, if it is not there already. Despite some |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 278 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-261) and index. |
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9781595552792 : 1595552790 |
| Index Number: | LB2324 |
| CLC: | G649.712 |
| Call Number: | G649.712/B472 |
| Contents: | The truth about college -- The borrowing binge -- Creating a financial monster -- So is it worth it? -- The lower side of higher ed -- With eyes wide-open -- Twelve theoretical scenarios -- Schools worth attending. |