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By Dian Schaffhauser 02/05/21 The longer the pandemic lasts, the more students question the value of a college education. A December survey by New America and Third Way found that nearly three in five college students (57 percent) agreed with the sentiment that higher education was no longer "worth the cost," a bump up from 49 percent in a previous survey in August. Among high school seniors, however, that sentiment was on the decline: While Augusts survey found that seven in 10 students questi...