"THE BILL AND MELINDA Gates Foundation, the philanthropic and sometimes controversial group whose funding has influenced major education policy decisions in the U.S., is launching a new higher education initiative to answer the question, ‘Is college worth it?’
‘More than at any other time I can remember, students and families across America are asking themselves, is college worth it,’" Sue Desmond-Hellmann, president of the Gates Foundation, said. ‘As the cost of a credential rises and student debt goes to record levels, people are actually asking a question I never thought I’d hear, ‘Is going to college a reliable path to economic opportunity?’ This question of value needs to be addressed, and we feel that it needs to be addressed urgently.’" …