The Exploding Cost Of College

ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with author and New York Times Columnist Ron Lieber about the rising Visit ACTA's groundbreaking resource helps higher ed leaders respond to the crisis of ... Federal student loan debt now stands at $1.66 trillion — more than double the $800 billion recorded in 2007. While there is plenty of blame to go around, just how can institutions charge so much? The short answer is: Because they can. Pressures of inflation, made worse by the pandemic, is expected to jack up the Twenty years ago, many American families were able to navigate financially through the uncharted waters of paying for a