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Edit: Is College For Everyone?

Before the Occupy Wall Street movement descended into something more resembling a carnival than a political movement, it started with small groups of recent college graduates focused on student loan debt. They said they were faced with crushing amounts of post-graduation debt and limited job prospects. The protesters proposed loan forgiveness and free college tuition, but denying personal responsibility for having signed up for student loans is not the solution. The answer is making informed decisions when choosing college, trade or technical school or immediately entering the work force. Help in making those decisions might be immediately ahead. In June, Idaho State Board of Education received a $3.1 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to put in place a data collection system that would track Idaho students from the day they graduate high school through college or into the work force/ Twin Falls Times-News Editorial Board . More here.

Question: Is college for everyone?

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