"Financing a college education is a daunting task. Best selling personal finance advisor and author Eric Tyson offers strategic guidance on saving and investing for college costs, financial aid, scholarships, the best student loans, college alternatives, and the latest online tools to evaluate schools. Perfect for parents and independant students alike, this book offers proven advice on affording quality college and other higher education. There is...

American public education is in controversy. As public schools across the country struggle for funding, complicated by the impact of poverty and politics, some question the future and effectiveness of public schools in the U.S. For free-market reformers, private investors and large education corporations, this controversy spells opportunity in turning public schools over to private interests. Education, Inc. examines the free-market and for-profit...

This collection of articles pro and con on school reform debates the policies that should guide reform; how students, teachers, and schools should be evaluated; the role of school choice in reform; and whether curriculum content should be reformed.