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Free Community College: Pros and Cons
President Joe Biden has proposed making two years of community college tuition-free for every American. Here, from the Hechinger Report archives, are some reports on the economic and political realities behind this proposal.
‘Free college’ programs sound great – but who gets excluded?
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The closing of schools across the United States has been a disaster for most students, families, and teachers. But in some places, educators are making things work, and even finding ideas that could outlast the pandemic and transform American schooling for the better.
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