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The Higher Education Boondoggle is Coming to an End

Only Americans tolerate what is, in effect, a systematic fleecing by the higher education establishment

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Robert J. Hutchinson
May 03, 2024
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Even before the COVID crisis hit, university education in the United States was in serious trouble.

According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, enrollment has fallen 11 percent since 2011 – down 2.6 million students. 

The decline has hit every sector, public and private, four-year and community college.

What’s more, 41 percent of stude…

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