Photo: Michael Marsh | Unsplash
The push for free college is alive and well in many parts of the US. States have been quietly moving forward with plans to pass legislation of their own to make some college tuition-free. Most recently, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, signed the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act, establishing the most extensive tuition-free scholarship program in the country. We want to be the national example of how you create a higher education ecosystem system that's inclusive and accessible, Higher Education Department Secretary Stephanie Rodriguez said. So nobody is turned away from the opportunity to go to college. Maine's Gov. Janet Mills, also a Democrat, has proposed a plan to make two years of community college free for recent high school graduates. If passed, that would bring the total number of statewide free-college programs to 30, which means 60% of states would have free tuition opportunities.
|
|
More:
