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...Democratic presidential hopefuls have now started to include financial incentives for post-secondary education in their platforms. Their proposals seem timely given the ever-rising costs of a higher education—some private school tuitions now exceed $40,000, just a few thousand dollars shy of the median salary for an American worker. If these costs don’t dissuade many students from attending post-secondary schools, they often burden students and their families with immeasurable debt. Study after study affirms the financial and occupational benefits of a bachelor’s degree—those with college...
...what has happened during the two decades since widespread expansion of the Washington Consensus? In 1980, the richest 10 percent of nations had 77 times higher median income than the poorest 10 percent; by 1999, it had grown to 122 times. Prior to the victory of the Washington Consensus, Latin America and the Caribbean experienced a 75 percent growth in per capita GDP from 1960 to 1980 but since then has stagnated with total growth of 7 percent. Sub-Saharan Africa actually tumbled 15 percent during this period after experiencing a 34 percent growth in the previous two decades?...
...work study programs, the federal government gives Ivy League universities from five to eight times the median amount...
With respect to grant money used to meet the on-campus needs of poor students, Harvard and others like it are receiving anywhere from five to 20 times the median amount, according to The Times...
...rest, the government allotted a median of $14.38 per student...