Video Published March 19, 2019 · 1 minute read
Free College 101
Tamara Hiler, Wesley Whistle, & Nicole Siegel
Progressives—from advocates to candidates—often cite free college as the solution to curbing the costs of college, but what does “free college” really mean if you dig behind the bumper sticker? What problem does it actually solve? And which students benefit the most? Our latest video pulls back the curtains on existing free college programs and proposals currently on the table to answer these questions and more. Spoiler alert: free college programs don’t always benefit the students that need it the most.
