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The average cost of obtaining a college degree has risen precipitously over the past decade. Policymakers, parents, and students alike have grappled with the implications of this ever-increasing price tag for higher education. Some suggest that the...

The people running America's colleges and universities have long thought they were exempt from the laws of supply and demand, but it has become increasingly clear that the higher education market is a bubble.

Many more factors figure into the cost of a bachelor's degree than just tuition. Taxpayers may contribute a substantial tax subsidy or, in rare cases, receive a moderate net "profit" per bachelor’s degree--fueling an intense discussion about the true costs of higher education and who pays for them.

An AEI survey found that when asked to think of the cost for a low-income student, a majority of parents do recognize a distinction between sticker price and “net price after aid.” Yet, low-income parents often tend to overestimate the net price of college attendance.

Six in ten families rule out some colleges because of sticker price, yet many do not know that the “net price” is typically far lower. Proactively teaching parents—especially those with lower incomes—to think in terms of net price is critical.

The observations and experiences of interviewees who have worked in both for-profit and not-for-profit higher education suggest that traditional colleges and universities will be badly mistaken if they assume that the travails of for-profits today mean that useful lessons cannot be drawn from their successes to date—and those likely to occur in the future.

A slim majority of Americans disapprove of authorizing $87 billion for Iraq.