 Dear reader,
If these two words – free college – were in my life at the moment, I can’t imagine being more thankful. No loans, no student debt, no tuition payment plans! No wonder crowds cheer when presidential candidates talk about free-tuition programs.
Unfortunately, though, the reality is far more complex. That’s why I urge you to read (and listen to) our latest story on free tuition, a concept we’ve been following for years as it has moved from political promises to uneven execution.
What are the pitfalls, stumbling blocks and unforeseen consequences of making college free? The Hechinger Report’s Jon Marcus traveled to Chile with NPR to investigate those questions and explore whether free tuition is a realistic answer to the college cost crisis. We’d love to know what you think. And, on behalf of all of us at The Hechinger Report, we wish you a peaceful and happy Thanksgiving holiday. Thank you for being a reader!
Liz Willen, Editor
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The experience in Chile offers important lessons about the pros and cons of free tuition, variations of which are being widely promoted in America by policymakers and politicians, including candidates for president.
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Reading List
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Colleges have created special support programs because other campus disability services, to which students with autism are often referred, don’t always meet all their needs, advocates and parents say.
A new report paints a dismal picture of ongoing inequality in gifted education despite efforts to find more gifted children of color and gifted children from low-income families.
The fidget spinner craze may have come and gone. So 2017, right? But the research process is slow and methodical, and finally in 2019, there is more conclusive evidence that the whirring lobes of plastic are harmful to learning.
We invest in things we value. Only racism would blind lawmakers to the obvious value HBCUs add to American society.
Physical education with Jon Szychlinksi is not your traditional gym class. Just as professional athletes study game tapes to identify their weaknesses, Szychlinski’s middle schoolers do, too.
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Solutions
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"Most Kansas Colleges Saw Their Costs Skyrocket. Here's How Four Colleges Avoided That," KMUW Wichita
"A new 'Sesame Street' show in Arabic aims to help refugee children," CNN
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