How “Free” College Further Restricts Access to Higher Education for Poorer Students
20 October 2017
Mary Clare Amselem, Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the negative consequences of eliminating college tuition fees, what happened when England offered "free" college and how such a program hurts, not helps, the poorest students.
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