A practical solution to our debt crisis?

I don't know. I've heard different views on it, but it seems we need more research to find the core reason why college costs have exploded. I've heard it argued that scholarships, aid, and low-interest loans can all increase the costs, as it enables more money in the system, allowing colleges to charge more.

The local state university around here has double tuition rates since I moved here. Where has all the money gone? About 2/3 of the recent construction seems to be toward the football program (expanded stadium, etc), which is now nationally-ranked.

That's great, but what happened to the core mandate of higher education? Hand-waving arguments won't help here. I think we need to look at other nations that don't have this problem, and try to figure out what they're doing right.

Is their funding model different? Perhaps we need a new class of colleges that are more focused on affordability and education, and aren't as attached to sports programs, building fancy new buildings, and other expensive fringe benefits. Considering how expensive it's gotten, there might be a ready market for it.

Whilst I do not believe in supernatural entities, I'm a strong believer in not sending money out in foreign aid when there are issues at home that need to be dealt with. Much of the money that gets sent to aid other countries gets misappropriated and this money could be better spent on educating the next generation. I understand that there is logistical problems involved, but it would be a start.

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