Affordable Textbooks

Students spend an average of $900 a year on textbooks—20 percent of tuition at an average university and half of tuition at a community college. Textbook prices have increased at four times the rate of inflation since 1994, and continue to rise. Read more.

Student Debt Relief

Higher education in America continues to be critical for both individual success and the economic and political health of our country. While college attendance has grown over the past two decades, state and federal aid has failed to keep pace with the rising cost of higher education. As a result, more students than ever must rely on student loans to pay for a four-year degree and start their post-collegiate lives with significant debt. Read more.

Cutting Lender Subsidies

The federal government invests billions of dollars a year in the federal student loan programs. Unfortunately much of this money goes to excessively subsidize private lenders. Congress should lower subsidies to banks and use the money to make college more affordable. Read more.