SXSWedu day 2 highlights and what to look forward to tomorrow

The second day of SXSWedu kicked off this morning, March 7, with a presentation by keynote speaker Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy & sociology at Temple University, who explored the intended and unintended consequences of the college-for-all movement. Goldrick-Rab argued the systems in place that were previously intended to support low-income families in pursuit of higher education, such as the Pell Grant program, are broken, leading to a trend which leaves young people under a mountain of debt and with little to show for it. To remedy the issue, Goldrick-Rab said funding for higher education needs to be […]

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