EDUCATION free in the U.S. of A.??? Should College Be Free? - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com
Should College Be Free? - Room for Debate Should College Be Free? INTRODUCTION Jake Naughton for The New York Times Politicians on the right and left are talking about college affordability. Democratic presidential candidates are divided over how much should be done to ease the cost of higher education. Tennessee is offering free community college tuition to all its high school graduates and a slate of candidates for the Board of Overseers at Harvard University wants to end undergraduate tuition there. To level the playing field, should tuition at public colleges be ended? READ THE DISCUSSION » DEBATERS The Problem Is That Free College Isn’t Free ANDREW P. KELLY, AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE A national push for tuition-free college would strain public budgets even further, leading to shortages rather than increased access. Public Higher Education Should Be Universal and Free SARA GOLDRICK-RAB, AUTHOR, "PAYING THE PRI...