{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Beyond the (College) Brochure","title":"For Once, the College Has to Pass the Test on 'Beyond the College Brochure","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/50097f91\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":265,"description":"There was a time in America when a college degree didn't need much explaining.\nYou earned one.  You framed it.  You hung it on the wall.\nAnd everybody understood what it meant.\nOr at least…........ We thought we did.\nA college degree meant opportunity.  A better job.  A better income.  A better life.\nAnd for decades, the federal government operated on pretty much the same assumption.\nIf an accredited college said its program was legitimate…\nWashington helped students borrow the money to attend.\n\nThe college had the accreditation.\nThe student had the FAFSA.\nThe government had the checkbook.\nAnd everybody went on their way.\nBut something has changed..............................................","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/t2NPOL5ySDchBpBOtcEuQAYeJtPQlaiXI6aGCX2XebM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMjUw/NjA1NTQzNzRiNjRk/ZDU5NmU1Yjk2YThj/OWQ1MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}