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Our reading of Sara Goldrick-Rab’s Paying the Price concludes, as we have reached the last chapter and two appendixes.  The book has been a powerful, meticulously researched, and vital work for anyone interested in American education.  (Click here to find all posts and … Continue reading →

Our reading of Sara Goldrick-Rab’s Paying the Price continues, as we reach some of the last chapters. It’s a powerful, meticulously researched, and vital book for anyone interested in American education.  (Click here to find all posts and discussion on the reading … Continue reading →

Let’s continue with our reading of Sara Goldrick-Rab’s Paying the Price.  It’s a powerful, meticulously researched, and vital book for anyone interested in American education.  (Click here to find all posts and discussion on the reading so far) In this post … Continue reading →

Let’s continue with our reading of Sara Goldrick-Rab’s Paying the Price.  It’s a powerful, meticulously researched, and vital book for anyone interested in American education. In this post I’ll discuss the next two chapters, 4+5, “Making Ends Meet” and “On Their Own”.  … Continue reading →

Let’s continue with our reading of Paying the Price. In this post I’ll discuss the next two chapters, “The Cost and Price of a College Education” and “Who Gets Pell?”   I’ll outline their contents, then  ask some discussion questions. You can … Continue reading →

Our new book club reading begins.  Let’s dive right into Paying the Price. In this post I’ll discuss the first two sections, the book’s introduction and chapter 1: Possible Lives.  For each one I’ll outline their contents.  Then I’ll ask … Continue reading →

Now that the book club has a new title to read – Sara Goldrick-Rab’s Paying the Price – how shall we go about reading and discussing it? Over the years my practice has been to publish a plan on this blog, … Continue reading →

What’s next for our online book club? After much discussion and many responses following my query, I have decided on… Sara Goldrick-Rab, Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream (publisher; Amazon).  This is a … Continue reading →