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USC Will Eliminate Tuition for Families Making $80,000 or Less
As the amount of student loan debt continues to rise right alongside the cost of education, one major university is taking a step toward ensuring education is a possibility regardless of a family’s income. The University of Southern California has put in place a new policy that will eliminate tuition for families that make $80,000…
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LeBron James Surprises 193 Students With Free College Tuition: 'It's Probably the Best Thing I've Ever Done'
While Sallie Mae has never put me in a headlock—I love you too, Air Force!—I’ve heard plenty of horror stories about her wreaking havoc on the bank accounts and mental stability of my peers. But hopefully, students at I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, won’t suffer a similar fate after LeBron James gifted them with…
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University Students Vote to Give Free Tuition as Slave Reparations
One of the most infamous tactics used in America’s history of delaying and denying justice is “sparking a conversation.” If that phrase is ever uttered, you can be sure that whatever promise follows will never come to fruition because “sparking a conversation” never results in action. When slave owners brought human beings to these shores…
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University of Wis.-Madison Student Government Demands Free Tuition for Black Students
The University of Wisconsin-Madison student government is pushing forward the idea that black students should be offered free tuition and free housing at the school because of the nation’s troubling history that legally barred black people from receiving an education during slavery. According to the Associated Press, the Associated Students of Madison believe that the…
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Exclusive: Hillary Clinton Has Plan for HBCUs and Education. Trump? Not So Much, She Says
This election may be the most important of our lifetimes. It will determine whether we build on President Barack Obama’s legacy to create a more just and equitable society, or let all the progress we’ve made get ripped away. Every issue we care about is effectively on the ballot. That includes education. I believe it’s…