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  = =  The **PIRG  **interest group is intended to make it easier for students to be able to afford education.   Higher education in America continues to be critical for both individual success and the economic and political health of our country. While college attendance has grown over the past two decades, state and federal aid has failed to keep pace with the rising cost of higher education. As a result, more students than ever must rely on student loans to pay for a four-year degree and start their post-collegiate lives with significant debt. 
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Conversation with Alison Richard about Higher Education look n both sides of the Atlantic --->http://www.insidehighered.com/audio/podcasts/conversation_with_alison_richard ** 

