For the last 30 years, tuition has been increasing at four times the rate of inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index. As a student looking to avoid loan debt, which policies should you be concerned with during the current presidential race? eCollegeFinder.org, a site that matches students with online colleges, recently published a whitepaper that outlines each candidate’s policies on education – all of the issues you should take into account while voting in order to safeguard your wallet against the rising cost of college.
The paper, Presidential Policies: Higher Education, touches upon the future of student loans, financial aid, and college choice. Click here to read the whitepaper and learn about Barack Obama and Mitt Romney’s educational platforms.
"How do we ever expect the housing market to improve when the very people we rely upon to buy homes - college grads and professionals - are already graduating with mortgage-sized debts that they can neither live in, nor use as intended in today's job market?"
