Report argues free college isn't the best policy path for low-income students

Image:  A new report argues that a national free college program for four-year institutions would be fraught with political obstacles, implementation challenges and equity concerns, and it offers alternative policy solutions to ease the financial burdens of paying for college faced by low-income students. The report, from the center-left think tank Third Way, is the latest in the ACADEMIX series “composed of research-driven papers that translate academic findings on the key issues...