Why Graduate School Is About to Get Harder to Pay For

David Westin: This is a story about having too much of a good thing. The U.S. college education has been the path to a brighter future for generations. And the government has often played a key role in that future, starting with the GI Bill paying for higher education for World War II veterans and then with federal loan programs helping students get their start. But it's not just undergraduates getting those loans. The government has also provided loans for grad students, a program that exploded in recent y ...