TY - BOOK AU - Reynolds,Glenn H. TI - The higher education bubble T2 - Encounter broadside SN - 9781594036651 (pbk.) : AV - LA227.4 .R478 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Encounter Books KW - Education, Higher KW - United States KW - Educational change KW - College costs N1 - Cover title N2 - America is facing a higher education bubble. Like the housing bubble, it is the product of cheap credit coupled with popular expectations of ever-increasing returns on investment, and as with housing prices, the cheap credit has caused college tuitions to vastly outpace inflation and family incomes. Now this bubble is bursting. In this Broadside, Glenn H. Reynolds explains the causes and effects of this bubble and the steps colleges and universities must take to ensure their survival. Many graduates are unable to secure employment sufficient to pay off their loans, which are usually not dischar ER -