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How this Kentucky college offers education without financial burden

By Hari Sreenivasan, Christina Romano

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. April 20, 2021 after the verdicts in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis policeman found guilty of killing George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis. Photo by Eric Miller/REUTERS
Minnesota governor signs ‘One Minnesota Budget’ in celebratory moment for Democrats

The so-called "One Minnesota Budget" includes funding for free school meals to kids and free tuition at public colleges for students whose families earn less than $80,000 a year.

By Trisha Ahmed, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Education Jun 09

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Why this former U.S. education secretary believes community college should be free

This week, we heard the case against President Biden's plan to create free tuition for community college students nationwide. And now, we hear from John King, former U.S. secretary of education under President Obama, who is seeking the Democratic nomination…

Education Feb 08

San Francisco becomes first city to offer free community college tuition to all residents

The new program comes as several other jurisdictions, including the states of New York and Rhode Island, are considering free tuition programs.

By Dave Berndtson

Education Jan 09

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Would free tuition boost student success at community colleges?

President Obama’s plan to make the first two years of community college free could help up to 9 million students and add educated employees to the workforce. But it would cost the federal government billions and would have to pass…

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