New York Governor Andrew Cuomo plans on giving free college tuition for ‘Dreamers,’ or illegal immigrant students, this upcoming school year.
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Louisiana Struggles to Balance Budget for Free Tuition Program
The state of Louisiana is studying how to balance the budget for a free tuition program for state residents, which has ballooned to over $300 million.
New York Agrees on ‘Free Tuition’ Deal, but It Freezes Out Private Colleges
“Free college tuition” deal is reached in New York, but it really is not “free” since it could cost taxpayers at least $163 million.
Minnesota could have Tuition-Free College for Families Earning less than $125,000/year
From The College Fix: A Minnesota lawmaker wants to make sure that financial uncertainty is never the reason a student drops out. Minnesota Daily reports that Sen. Ron Latz of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (the state’s version of…
Free-College-Tuition Activist Students Arrested for Blocking Chicago Traffic on Michigan Avenue
These students are trying to put pressure on a backer of Illinois’ governor Bruce Rauner. Yeah, but there were only six students protesting, so probably not much pressure at all.
Hillary Clinton’s College Plan Makes the Wrong Assumptions
George Leef at Forbes makes the case of why the Clinton campaign is misunderstanding the issues with higher education at colleges: The key objective of Clinton’s plan is to get more Americans into college, especially…
Some Educators Doubt the Reality of Hillary Clinton’s College Plan
This is an interesting article by the New York Times: Pushed to the left by Mr. Sanders’s promises of free college for all, Mrs. Clinton expanded on that plan in July with a proposal that,…
Free Online College Tuition for Union Members at a Ohio Community College
From Inside Higher Ed: Eastern Gateway Community College in Steubenville, Ohio, is opening up its online courses to the more than 1.6 million members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and their…
Hillary Clinton’s Adoption of Bernie Sanders’ ‘Free’ College Tuition would Cost $35 Billion
Considering that the U.S. government already is running a deficit, adding $35 billion to it is not conducive to financial stability or common sense. This from Reason: Clinton is doing more of the same here,…
Hillary Clinton Adopts Bernie Sanders’ Free College Tuition Proposal
Even though it makes little economic or pragmatic sense, Hillary Clinton has adopted rival Bernie Sanders’ free college tuition plan to apparently appease his supporters.
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