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The Unanswered Questions of New York’s Free-College Program

Keshia Clukey | Politico

ALBANY, New York—It’s May 1, college-decision day for thousands of high-school seniors around New York. … But for some students and their families, this May Day may not bring the same sort of clarity, the same sigh of relief, that it normally would. That’s because of the introduction of New York's Excelsior scholarship program, which Governor Andrew Cuomo has advertised as free college tuition at the state’s two- and four-year schools for the state’s middle class. ...

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