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Massachusetts Proposes Tuition-Free Community College for All Residents

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The MassEducate program, if approved, would give all Massachusetts residents free tuition and fees at state community colleges. Residents making 125% or less of the state median income would qualify for an additional $1,200 stipend. Thanks to the state's Tuition Equity Law, non-U.S. If the $75.5

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These States May Enact Tuition-Free College in 2023

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A leader in the free college movement told BestColleges he expects states in the Midwestern U.S. to adopt tuition-free programs. Thirty-two states already have some form of tuition-free college. Partisanship has not deterred individual states from enacting free college programs, however. Movement in the Midwest.

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DeSantis Proposes Tuition Hike for Undocumented College Students

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Florida high school graduates have been able to pay in-state tuition at public institutions since 2014, regardless of immigration status. The change may impact an estimated 40,000 students in the state. Ron DeSantis wants all undocumented Floridians to pay out-of-state tuition starting this year. Florida Gov.

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Stanford University to Raise Undergraduate Tuition by 7%

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During the next academic year, the total cost for tuition, fees, and room and board at Stanford will be $82,406. Undergraduate families with incomes under $100,000 will not have to pay tuition or room and board. Families with incomes between $100,000 and $150,000 will have tuition fees covered by scholarships.

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Utah’s Anti-DEI Bill Won’t Revoke Tuition Waiver for Indigenous Students

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Groups worried the new law may force schools to end tuition waivers for Native American students. Most colleges and universities in the state with waiver programs said they will continue to offer the scholarship. Most colleges and universities in the state with waiver programs said they will continue to offer the scholarship.

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These Higher Ed Policy Issues Will Define 2023

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Here are policy discussions that will impact higher education in 2023. While many expect the court to strike down affirmative action, one expert BestColleges spoke with described alternative routes the court could go in modifying the policy or allowing it to live on. higher education may also grab headlines in the upcoming year.

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UMass President Wants ‘Cost Certainty’ Tuition Program

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UMass President Marty Meehan said in an annual address that he wants to establish a cost certainty program for in-state undergraduate students. Such a program would feature a "locked-in" tuition rate for all four years of a students' education, according to a UMass release.

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