Student Loans Grow in Importance
426 views · Published 13 February 2009 · 2:19 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · Education
Getting a college education is part of the "American Dream." In recent years, many colleges were working to bring about greater racial and economic diversity among their student populations by awarding promising students from low income families substantial grants and sometimes a free ride. But now, as the U.S. recession deepens, and college tuition is at an all time high, more and more students are finding it difficult to get financial aid, and thus to pay for college.
