It’s no secret that student loan debt and the cost of attending college are national problems. In the last 30 years, the average price of four-year public and private college tuition has nearly doubled. Along with it, federal student loan debt has skyrocketed to $1.8 trillion. You’ve probably heard a buzzworthy solution: make college tuition free.
While voices pitching “free college” programs tend to be the loudest on the progressive left, a red state was actually the first to enact a statewide Promise Program.
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