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Adams, Caralee J. “Skepticism, Hope Greet President’s Community College Plan.” Education Week, 21 Jan. 2015, p. 17. Opposing Viewpoints In Context, http://link.galegroup.com.ezproxy.vccs.edu:2048/apps/doc/A399738598/OVIC?u=viva2_nvcc&sid=OVIC&xid=d4ae8505. Accessed 17 July 2018.

This article reviews President Barack Obama’s suggestion to introduce a 2-year free tuition policy in community colleges that would benefit students from all parts of the country. This proposal is expected to cost almost sixty billion dollars in a ten-year duration. The tuition fee is proposed to be covered by a collaboration of the federal and state administrations for scholars who steadily advance towards completion and have a mean score of 2.5 points. According to Ben Miller, this proposal could succeed either if the bill passes or the proposal increases the status of similar ideas leading to more states implementing it. However, it faces high skepticism from different Politicians and other shareholders. This article is very useful in addressing the cost and scope of a free community college system. It details the budget that would be required to realize this system and the impact it will have on the tax payer. This article has made me realize that the implementation of such a system is much more complex than I had initially perceived. It raises a very crucial question concerning this debate, which concerns whether it would be really fair to offer the same tuition amount to both the low-income scholars and the rich scholars who don’t need it, or whether more money should be allocated to the low-income scholars to meet all their necessary needs.

Cubberley, Fran. “The Reality of Free Community College Tuition.” Journal of College Admission, no. 227, Spring2015, pp. 21-23. EBSCOhost, eznvcc.vccs.edu:2048/login? url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=111803610&site=ehost-live.

According to the article, eradicating the barriers to tuition would enable the availability of more opportunities which the scholars would be able to access and take advantage of. The challenges that would involve the implementation of this program have been highlighted, though the writer concludes that the benefits out way them. This article would enable me to research both the pros and cons of the free education bill and come up with a valid conclusion in my research project. It however contains a lot of similar information to the content in the other articles though it is still informative.

Goldrick-Rab, Sara, and Andrew P. Kelly. “Should community college be free? Education next talks with Sara Goldrick-Rab and Andrew P. Kelly.” Education Next, vol. 16, no. 1, 2016, p. 54+. Opposing Viewpoints In Context, http://link.galegroup.com.ezproxy.vccs.edu:2048/apps/doc/A441690176/OVIC?u=viva2_nvcc&sid=OVIC&xid=5e2bd1c9. Accessed 17 July 2018.

According to the article, the America’s College Promise would eradicate tuition fee at the public colleges for qualified scholars, dropping the mean yearly cost by almost 3,800 dollars, if President Obama’s suggestion would have passed in congress. Following the findings from a study done by the National Center for Education Statistics, the article establishes that when all endowments and bursaries are taken into consideration, a whole year attendance at a public college depletes scholars from low income homesteads about 8000 dollars in fees and living expenses. Therefore, the Pell grant is becoming more expensive. It is therefore due to this that more Americans are advocating for a cheaper education system. The article highlights that due to the current economic changes, high school education is not enough, and more citizens should opt to do an associate degree or higher in order to remain competitive in the job market. This article is very informative and about the importance and state of a college degree education. It highlights the importance of such a bill to the American people and offers suggestions of how the president’s proposal should be implemented realistically by reducing wastage of tax payers’ money and employing profiteering strategies. The article has innovative suggestions that I could incorporate in my research project such as the crucial points the president’s proposal left out like ensuring that the students don’t just commence their degree courses but also complete them without dropping out. This article would therefore help me highlight other obstacles that affect the college education rather than just the tuition fees.

Gewertz, Catherine. “N.Y. Becomes First State to Offer Free Tuition to Four-Year Colleges.” Education Week, 19 Apr. 2017, p. 4. Opposing Viewpoints In Context, http://link.galegroup.com.eznvcc.vccs.edu:2048/apps/doc/A490937895/OVIC?u=viva2_nvcc&sid=OVIC&xid=87fd4438. Accessed 17 July 2018.

The article states New York to be the pioneer State at implementing the Obama proposal of making community colleges and Universities free. It suggests that other States are in the process or have already implemented this proposal. The scholarship will be offered to scholars whose families are low and medium income earners with an annual income of below 125 000 dollars. The scholars are required to be full time learners at the city and state universities of New York, and they should also perform well in their courses. One criticism towards this implementation is that confines the scholars to reside and work within the city for a period equal to the duration they received the free education, failure to which they will be required to pay their full scholarship expense. This brief article will enable me to evaluate the implementation of the free education proposal in terms of the number of states that have actually implemented it and the regulations that govern and sustain it.

Morris, Catherine. “White House Adding $100 Million Program to Tuition-Free Community College Push.” Diverse Issues in Higher Education 33.8 (2016): 6. ProQuest. Web. 17 July 2018.

The article states that the White House will offer 100 million dollars in support of the free public college program, which will be directed via the Department of Labor and the funding will be done by the H1-B visa application fees. This bill is being supported by the Democrats. It is however still waiting on the Congress actions. This article shows the positive steps being made to the realization of free college education. It has informed me of more states that have embraced this program and which I am going to include in my research project. I am also going to research about how the 100 million dollars is going to fund the program.

Patton, Carol. “Is Free Tuition Working?” Journal of College Admission, vol. 232, Summer2016, pp. 30-33. EBSCOhost, eznvcc.vccs.edu:2048/login? url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=118995966&site=ehost-live.

According to the article, eradicating the barriers to tuition would enable the availability of more opportunities which the scholars would be able to access and take advantage of. The challenges that would involve the implementation of this program have been highlighted, though the writer concludes that the benefits out way them.This article would enable me to research both the pros and cons of the free education bill and come up with a valid conclusion in my research project. It however contains a lot of similar information to the content in the other articles though it is still informative.

Works Cited

Adams, Caralee J. “Skepticism, Hope Greet President’s Community College Plan.” Education Week, 21 Jan. 2015, p. 17. Opposing Viewpoints In Context, http://link.galegroup.com.ezproxy.vccs.edu:2048/apps/doc/A399738598/OVIC?u=viva2_nvcc&sid=OVIC&xid=d4ae8505. Accessed 17 July 2018.

Cubberley, Fran. “The Reality of Free Community College Tuition.” Journal of College Admission, no. 227, Spring2015, pp. 21-23. EBSCOhost, eznvcc.vccs.edu:2048/login? url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=111803610&site=ehost-live.

Goldrick-Rab, Sara, and Andrew P. Kelly. “Should community college be free? Education next talks with Sara Goldrick-Rab and Andrew P. Kelly.” Education Next, vol. 16, no. 1, 2016, p. 54+. Opposing Viewpoints In Context, http://link.galegroup.com.ezproxy.vccs.edu:2048/apps/doc/A441690176/OVIC?u=viva2_nvcc&sid=OVIC&xid=5e2bd1c9. Accessed 17 July 2018.

Morris, Catherine. “White House Adding $100 Million Program to Tuition-Free Community College Push.” Diverse Issues in Higher Education 33.8 (2016): 6. ProQuest. Web. 17 July 2018.

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