http://www.rasmussen.edu/images2/articles/rasmussen-GDP.jpg

D: a look at how much various nations spend on education as proportion of GDP.

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/09/22/con-student-debt.html

Students who graduate from college and university with high debt loads are putting off buying a house, having children or investing for the future, according to a new report.

It found that the average debt load of university graduates in 2009 was $26,680, while the average debt for college graduates was $13,600.

D: with entry level work, that amount was sufficient to hold my head under.

A student's financial status prior to seeking higher education is also a significant factor. Low-income students may be more averse to taking on debt, forcing them to forgo college or university.

D: making student loans a by-and-for middle class program.

"With so little information about private PSE [post-secondary education] institutions, no Canadian system of PSE accreditation, and no national quality review agency, students are denied sufficient and objective information in ascertaining value for money invested in PSE," Cappon said.

D: tragic that 20 years on, we still have no system to give good info to kids seeking post-secondary schooling.