Most lawyers don't make enough to justify the cost of law school.
The federal government is proposing stricter rules for financial aid at for-profit colleges.
Rising cost of education has students and parents rethinking how much it makes sense to borrow.
Textbook rentals have taken off. Here's how to decide when it's a good deal.
The textbook business, which ought to be an altruistic endeavor, has turned into industrial exploitation of a captive audience.
What surprised me was that students could easily take out a much larger stipend than they could ever possibly need.
A lot of people are going to college unnecessarily -- or for the wrong reasons. For many, there are strong arguments against college.
You can't price colleges like cars. Few pay the 'sticker' price and there are lots of ways to get discounts.
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