Point Taken

One Word or Less: Is College Worth the Price?

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Point Taken's Kousha Navidar boils down the college debate to one word or less: debt. Watch the full debate on April 26 at 11:30/10:30C, online and on PBS.

Aired: 04/26/16

Rating: NR

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Funding for Point Taken is provided by The Pew Charitable Trusts, and by WGBH’s Fund for Innovation, whose contributors include Maureen and Michael Ruettgers, and Myrna Putziger. And by PBS viewers.

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