Starting From Scratch?
Both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have proposed large new programs that would send federal aid directly to colleges through their states. Recently, New America released its own plan calling for an even more radical change: scrapping the government's current financial aid programs and directing all federal funding for higher education through the states. The report outlines how this change would lower college costs for low-income and middle-class students and prevent them from becoming indebted. But as with most complex policy issues, there is room for debate.






