So you want to slash college debt? - Politico

Free college is unlikely in the U.S., but within the higher-ed world, everyone from college presidents to financiers have been hatching ideas for getting costs and student debt under control. Some ideas would create new incentives for students, others would shift responsibility to colleges; some even involve new financial instruments. Linked below, 8 out-of-the-box ideas being floated or piloted right now. http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/09/student-debt-crisis-000234