Study now, pay later.

• Position: COLLEGE - Brief article

The cost of college has more than quadrupled in the past three decades, forcing most students to take out loans and graduate with debt. But now, in Oregon, there's another way, thanks to a plan proposed by students at the University of Portland. "Pay It Forward" offers a free ride to students at Oregon's State universities in return for 3 percent of their future salaries for 20 years. Last March, the students presented the plan to the state legislature, which unanimously approved it. The...