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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

It gets people’s attention anytime you say, ‘Free,’ ” said Jimmy Kidd, the director of admissions, who spoke between in-person student orientation sessions in the library of the school’s downtown Louisville campus in late June. A counselor arranged tutoring, keeping him motivated and “feeling that I am not doing this alone.”.

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Is California saving higher education?

The Hechinger Report

Jaelyn Deas and her four best friends shared everything, including late-night study sessions in the library at San Jose State University and a never-ending preoccupation with how they’d pay for their tuition there. “It took a burden off my shoulders,” Deas says. Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. SAN JOSE, Calif.

Education 105