A conversation with Matthew M. Chingos, Ph.D., author and Director of Education Policy at the Urban Institute, on the reality of student loan debt and the policy proposals that would make the lending system efficient and fair for all.
In an era of rising tuition and student debt, many are beginning to question the value of college. While estimates indicate that the median gap in annual earnings between a high school and college graduate is $19,550, the Class of 2016 enters the workforce with $37,172 in student loan debt. Given this new reality, apprenticeships and early entrance into the workforce are gaining traction as alternatives to the expense of college.
Are all college graduates destined to enter the workforce buried in student loan debt? Is higher education still a good investment? Matthew M. Chingos, Ph.D., author of The Game of Loans: The Rhetoric and Reality of Student Debt, written alongside Beth Akers, argues that the narrative of a student buried in unpayable debt is untrue. The amount of student debt is not the crisis, according to their research. Rather – there are many other crises, ranging from students’ lack of knowledge about how much they’ve borrowed, to defaulting on student loans.
Join us for a conversation with Matthew M. Chingos, Ph.D., author and Director of Education Policy at the Urban Institute, on the reality of student loan debt and the policy proposals that would make the lending system efficient and fair for all.
$20 City Club members / $35 nonmembers
Phone: 216-621-0082
Email: info@cityclub.org
2018/03/09 - 2018/03/09
The City Club of Cleveland
1317 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
Our new address is 1317 Euclid Ave., Suite 100. We are located on the north side of Euclid Ave., between E. 13th and E 14th Streets, which means the RTA’s free E-Line and C-line trolleys, and the Healthline all stop in front of our building.
If you are driving, park in the Playhouse Square Parking Garage, located at 1450 Chester Ave. You can view a map of the garage here. If you are at the City Club between 10:30 am and 3 pm, bring your ticket with you into the City Club and we will provide validation to reduce your cost to $3.00. Special rates do apply outside those hours.
After parking in the garage, you can walk to the City Club’s entrance on Euclid Ave. via the covered walkway. The walkway is accessible from the 2nd floor of the garage – keep walking through it until you reach Euclid Avenue, then turn right and our entrance is located just beneath the blue gong logo!
Valet parking is available at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, located at 1260 Euclid Ave. Mention the City Club when you pull up to valet, and your rate will be reduced to $20.
Additional, non-discounted downtown parking can be found at the Lumen Garage (1600 Euclid Ave., enter E. 17th St.), Hanna Garage (1509 Prospect Ave.), or U.S. Bank Garage (2060 E 14th St.). More Playhouse Square District parking information can also be found here.