Every pundit and politician has talking points now on education, opportunity, access and the needs of low-income students. It can feel impossible to know how to sort through all the competing claims.
Someone I’ve grown to trust immensely is Sara Goldrick-Rab who writes clearly and incisively about higher education and access.
This piece taking apart a New York Times column on college costs is a case in point.
Follow her website; follow her on Twitter. You’ll learn about what’s going on now and what’s coming down the policy pipeline.