Obama wants the federal government to disclose how much it actually costs to attend different colleges and universities, and what their success rates are. But to do so, he has to work around a powerful, little-known lobby and its Republican friends.
Laura Colarusso and Jon Marcus
Laura Colarusso and Jon Marcus Laura Colarusso and Jon Marcus teamed up for this article. Laura Colarusso is a freelance writer who has written for a variety of publications, including Newsweek, the Boston Globe and the (Newark) Star-Ledger. Jon Marcus is the higher education editor at The Hechinger Report, a non-profit, nonpartisan education news outlet based at Teachers College, Columbia University.