Is College Worth It?

<p>New research and polling show that more and more Americans now doubt a previously unquestioned fact of U.S. life — that going to college is worth it.</p><p>Paul Tough, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, explains why so many high-school students and their parents are souring on higher education and what it will mean for the country’s future.</p><p>Guest: Paul Tough, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine who has written several books on inequality in education.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Americans are losing faith in the value of college.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/05/magazine/college-worth-price.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> Whose fault is that?</a></li><li>In December, Colby-Sawyer in New Hampshire reduced its tuition to $17,500 a year, from about $46,000. The cut was a recognition that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/us/college-universities-college-tuition-reset.html?smid=pc-thedaily">few pay the list price</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>