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Debt-Free College

Our country is better when everyone, regardless of their background, has a pathway toward affordable, quality higher education. We show policymakers how to make debt-free college a reality for the most diverse generation of students in American history.
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Mark Huelsman

Why The Latest Moderate Criticisms of Free College Don’t Make Sense

Some presidential candidates' critiques promote unhelpful assumptions about who tuition-free and debt-free college would actually serve. (Spoiler: it's not millionaires and billionaires.)
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Five Ways Higher Education Can Stop Failing Black People

It is time for colleges, states, and the federal government to prove their commitment to Black students with policy action—not just well-meaning statements and gestures.
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Mark Huelsman
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Hundreds of Thousands of People Aren’t Getting a Say in the 2020 Primaries

Felony disenfranchisement is one of several ways people get stripped of their power.
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Chiraag Bains
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Naila Awan
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The Bloomberg Higher Ed Plan: Silent on Debt, Decent on Affordability

Bloomberg has quietly begun to roll out a series of policy proposals, and this week, it was higher education’s turn. His plan says a lot about where consensus currently is—and is not.
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Mark Huelsman
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