Third, states and the federal government can increase funding for public universities on the condition that they limit rising administrative costs, which are a substantial source of rising tuition. And finally, federal funding for research can and should increase significantly, allowing colleges to rely less on tuition to pay for labs and researcher salaries. Recently, research funding has been heading in the wrong direction:
So although centrist Democrats like Senator Amy Klobuchar are right to say that free college is probably a bridge too far, cheaper college and free college for low-income kids, is an achievable and desirable goal. This is a case when big promises should give way to smart policy.
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