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Posted inFeatured, Higher Education, Political Animal
Our 2021 College Rankings Are Out: See How Your School Did
The Washington Monthly rates how well schools graduate low-income students, produce groundbreaking scholarship, and encourage students to serve their country.
Posted inMagazine
Free College if You Serve
If we expanded national service, every American could afford to seek a bachelor’s degree—and have the support they need to get to graduation and into a career.
Posted inJuly/August 2021, Magazine, Politics
Free Community College Is Great, But It Doesn’t Solve Everything
The pandemic shows that students need help with more than tuition. A report from Memphis.
Posted inEconomy, Featured
The Facts About Biden’s Economic Agenda and the GOP’s Cynical Response
Don’t believe the Republican hype. It’s a good plan that boosts incomes during the COVID crisis and paves a path to long-term prosperity.
Posted inEducation, Featured, Political Animal, Politics
What the Free College Movement Can Learn from Kalamazoo
The small Midwestern city has pioneered a new way to help low-income students access higher ed.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Bernie Sanders Goes Big With a Complete College Loan Forgiveness Proposal
It’s bold, but it will have plenty of detractors from the left, right, and middle of the political spectrum.
Posted inEducation, Featured
How the University of California Set the Gold Standard for College Affordability
Most students in the University of California system don’t pay a dime for tuition—and administrators pull it off without breaking the bank.
Posted inFeatured, Higher Education
Why Democrats Should Dump ‘Free College’
Free college is not so much a populist idea as an elitist one.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
Not-so-Free College and the Disappointment Effect
One of the most appealing aspects of tuition-free higher education proposals is that they convey a simple message about higher education affordability. Although students will need to come up with a substantial amount of money to cover textbooks, fees, and living expenses, one key expense will be covered if students hold up their end of […]
