Broken partnerships : the impact of increased educaton debt on students, higher education and the work force ; with a proposal for a new business-government partnership to provide corporate sudent loan forgiveness / by Diane L. Saunders.

"Over the past 15 years the number of students borrowing money to pay college tuition has risen dramatically. ... This report will review the past, examine today's baseline, and explore the implication for the future if college students continue to borrow in greater and greater amounts, an...

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Main Author: Saunders, Diane L.
Corporate Author: Simmons College (Boston, Mass.) Communications Dept.
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: 1996.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: recognizing the broken partnership in higher education financing
  • 2. Brief history of student financial aid programs and government policy changes
  • 3. College cost and aid trends and the impact on student debt levels
  • 4. Attitudes towards borrowing and the implications of debt for students, families, colleges and the economy
  • 5. Approaching a solution to increasing debt burden
  • 6. College graduates: who they are, what they want and how creative use of flexible benefits can attract and retain them
  • 7. A retrospective on loan forgiveness programs
  • 8. Student loan repayment assistance: a new role for the federal government and business
  • 9. Setting up a company loan forgiveness plan: a blueprint
  • 10. Conclusions: mending the broken partnership.