In the latest Village Voice Education Supplement, I investigate why college is getting so crazy expensive, and what if anything can be done about it:

College tuition is, as any Occupy Wall Street demonstrator will tell you, too damn high. Average fees at public universities hit $8,244 this year, according to College Board figures, and a staggering $28,500 at private schools; add on another 13 grand if you want room and board or such fripperies as textbooks. Little wonder that State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher recently warned at a White House education summit that “the general public might be reaching the tipping point” in their ability to pay for college… [read more]