Students take their seats for the diploma ceremony at the John F. Kennedy School of Government during the 361st Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts (REUTERS/Brian Snyder).
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Should Everyone Go To College?
May 8, 2013, Stephanie Owen and Isabel V. Sawhill
Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill make the case that policies encouraging young people to go to college no matter what are actually doing some of them a disservice. Owen and Sawhill explain that not all college degrees or graduates are equal, and that while the average return to obtaining a college degree is positive, college for many is not a good investment.