article_snippet: Today, the American higher education system is in crisis.
article_snippet: The price of college has grown astronomically, forcing students and parents to take out loans that now exceed $1.2 trillion in outstanding debt.
article_snippet: Many of loans that now exceed $1.2 trillion in outstanding debt are falling into default as graduates struggle to find work.
article_snippet: The latest research suggests that our vaunted universities are producing graduates who haven't learned very much.