AdvertisementHelp For The Economy? Not From Debt-Bound GradsApril 28, 2012NPR StafffacebookEmailGan Golan of Los Angeles, dressed as the "Master of Degrees," holds a ball and chain representing his college loan debt during Occupy D.C. activities in Washington. Average in-state tuition and fees at four-year public colleges rose an additional $631 this fall, or 8.3 percent, compared with a year ago. (AP)