Education Studies Prof Maps Out Politically Feasible Route to College Affordability
September 2, 2019
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- Jay Pfeifer
Chris Marsicano, visiting assistant professor of Educational Studies, published recently an that plots out a politically feasible path toward college affordability. Marsicano also appeared in USA Today earlier in August as an expert on college rankings.
Marsicano and David Feldman, an economics professor at the College of William & Mary, agree that “free college”—which has quickly become a litmus-test issue among Democrat presidential candidates—is compelling. But the co-authors argue that the bumper-sticker slogan is overly simplistic if not wholly unrealistic.
“There are alternative policy ideas that are more equitable, and more likely to pass in a polarized and divided Congress,” they write.
Instead of a blanket “free college” policy, Marsicano and Feldman propose a system that bolsters targeted programs that improve access and success.
