How Expensive Is Free College for States?

Posted by Maica Pichler on

The Campaign for Free College Tuition released a report detailing the estimated cost to each state of making their public colleges and universities tuition free.  The research authored by Mark Schneider, Vice President and Institute Fellow at the American Institute for Research (AIR) and made possible by a generous grant from the ECMC Foundation, establishes a baseline for state policymakers to discuss appropriations and the eventual return that they might expect on such an investment. 


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