Inside Obama’s Proposal to Make Community College Free and Universal
President Obama on Friday called for making at least two years of college education free and universal, a bold idea that reflects his desire to offer far-reaching proposals in his last two years in office, even if Congress is unlikely to adopt them. Building on a model that has been used by the state of Tennessee and the city of Chicago, the president’s proposal would involve the federal government and states combining to pay the entire cost of tuition for two years at a community college for any American who wanted it….Read More