These announcements are becoming more and more frequent. I wish journalists would dig a bit into how much of a change these policies really represent. At schools that already met need, were families at this income level paying more than room/board/fees/expenses before these initiatives were announced? Everything-but-tuition can add up to 30K/year at schools in higher COL areas - were families with ≤175K income paying more than that before, or is this just a faddish way to generate good publicity?
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