President Biden’s American Families Plan aims to create free community college for all and cover the first two years of costs for low- to middle- income students who attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
Some conservatives have been quick to point to the price tag of Biden’s proposal ($1.8 trillion), arguing that making the first two years of higher education free ultimately limits student choice and could be potentially damaging for HBCU enrollment.
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