To Pay for College, More Students Are Promising a Piece of Their Future to Investors.

COLLEGE buildings; INVESTORS; SCHOOL facilities; INVESTMENT treaties; COLLATERALIZED debt obligations; STUDENTS; FINANCIAL aid

The article reports on an experiment by the U.S. Department of Education with income share agreements (ISAs). Topics mentioned include bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators to regulate ISAs, the role of ISAs as a replacement for high-interest private student loans and federal Parent PLUS loans, and the use of ISAs in Colorado Mountain College for undocumented students.