Commentary: Current Year

• Foreword, by James B. Hunt Jr., Chairman, and Garrey Carruthers, Vice Chairman of the National Center's Board of Directors
  
  
• Introduction: International Comparisons Highlight Educational Gaps Between Young and Older Americans by Patrick M. Callan, President of the National Center
  
  
• College Affordability: Colleges, States Increase Financial Burdens on Students and Families by Patrick M. Callan, President of the National Center
  
  
• Grading Learning: Progress and Prospects by Peter T. Ewell, Vice President of the National Center for Higher Education Management