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Rising college costs are a roadblock to progress toward the nation’s higher education goal. Individual Americans, squeezed by job loss and economic uncertainty, struggle to find the funds to help them prepare for their future. Colleges and universities, pinched by budget shortfalls, impose tuition and fee increases that serve to cloud that future even more.
This issue of Lumina Foundation Focus examines that dilemma: how to ensure college affordability at a time when increasing college attainment is more critical than ever.