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Download full textDavid B. Monaghan – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
"Free college" (sometimes called Promise) programs are common in U.S. higher education. Reviewing 88 studies of 25 state and local programs, I provide a nuanced picture of the mechanisms through which these programs may work and their likely effects on students, communities, and colleges. Some commonly-claimed mechanisms for these…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Equal Education, Student Financial Aid, Paying for College
