Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy

Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy

“The best book yet on the complex lives and choices of for-profit students.”
— The New York Times Book Review

As seen on The Daily Show , NPR’s Marketplace , and Fresh Air , the “powerful, chilling tale…

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