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New York to offer free tuition at public colleges
by
Amy Scott
Apr 10, 2017
New York has become the first state to approve a “free college” plan for middle-class families. A $153 billion budget deal reached Sunday night includes a new Excelsior Scholarship. It will cover tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities for families earning up to $125,000 a year. But as any family paying for college […]
My Economy: Free college "changed my life"
by
Amy Scott
Nov 23, 2016
Mike Essl is fighting to bring back free tuition at New York's Cooper Union.
How 'free' changes college
by
Amy Scott
Sep 28, 2016
For more than a century, New York's Cooper Union charged no tuition.