As COVID settled over college campuses, most schools moved students’ education entirely online. It was a necessary move, designed to prevent the spread of the virus. But American college tuition now costs tens – if not hundreds – of thousands of dollars. And coronavirus has, for the first time, moved students and their parents into the driver’s seat. Some have decided to sue the very schools they’d been so eager to gain admission to, demanding colleges give them some money back.

Executive Producer: Jonathan Hirsch

Managing Producer: John Asante

Reporter & Producer: Carla Green

Editors: Catherine Saint Louis & Vikram Patel

Engineer: Scott Somerville

Music by Matt McGinley & Blue Dot Sessions

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