Who Does Financial Aid Benefit?

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Heard On The Morning Show
Memorial Union on the UW-Madison campus
Memorial Union on the UW-Madison campus. Vonbloompasha (CC-BY-SA)

A recent report found that some parents have been giving up custody of their college-bound students to get financial aid they wouldn’t otherwise receive. We talk state college affordability with a policy expert and learn who the current financial aid structure rewards and punishes.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Laura Pavin Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Sara Goldrick-Rab Guest