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Classroom Newsletter: The Rising Cost of College: Tuition, Financial Aid, and Price Discrimination

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Classroom Newsletter: The Rising Cost of College: Tuition, Financial Aid, and Price Discrimination

GRADE LEVEL: 9-12, college, and adult

OVERVIEW: The cost of college tuition has been in the headlines frequently in recent years. Conventional wisdom says the cost of a college education is rising—but is it really?

KEY TOPICS: economics, price discrimination, willingness to pay, arbitrage

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