Cost Quote by Chris Van Hollen

Poverty is not really as much of an obstacle to educational expansion as it's sometimes made out to be.

— Amartya Sen

Education is not a way to escape poverty, it is a way of fighting it.

— Julius Nyerere

Higher education cant be a luxury, its an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford.

— Barack Obama

Higher education cannot be a luxury reserved just for a privileged few. It is an economic necessity for every family. And every family should…

— Barack Obama

We don't want cost to be a barrier to good students getting a higher education.

— Roy Cooper

One of the over-riding things for many who grow up in poverty is the simple desire to escape. I think it was sort of…

— Anonymous

As a first-generation college student, I know the hurdles that far too many people face in accessing quality, affordable higher education.

— Alex Padilla

Graduating from high school is certainly a good idea, but it's no longer much protection against poverty.

— Stephanie Coontz

We are moving in exactly the wrong direction in higher education. Forty years ago, tuition in some of the great American public universities and…

— Bernie Sanders

I think the skyrocketing cost of a college education has placed it in the sphere of being a luxury-priced necessity.

— Camille Perri

Poverty is a big barrier if you are at the bottom layer of society, don't know where the next meal is coming from. It…

— Amartya Sen

Higher educating has so many challenges, and private higher education has a special challenge of ever rising tuition costs.

— Ken Starr