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The University of Texas System has approved a tuition-free program for undergraduate students from families earning $100,000 or less, starting next fall.

The initiative, funded by an immediate $35 million in endowments and long-term investments, seeks to lower student debt and improve access to higher education.

Qualifying students must be Texas residents, enroll full-time, and apply for financial aid.

While the program builds on previous UT tuition relief efforts funded by endowments and oil royalties, critics, including Texas lawmakers, have called it unconstitutional and proposed cutting UT’s budget.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 days ago

But you have to be in Texas.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 days ago (1 children)

University of Texas is progressive? What in the fuck is going on?

Meanwhile, in California, we fuck students in the ass with our prices and we don't have free tuition.

If you're a student moving to Texas because of this, I can't even blame you at this point.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago

As someone who went there yes it is. It’s in austin too

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Socialism in my Texas?!?! /s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

It’s more likely than you think.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wait, good news? I’m waiting for a republican judge or the house to somehow block this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, yea. Checks out

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

I wonder if anyone will get strategically divorced to stay under the limit.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago

Love this. Forgiving student loans is a band-aid. Making higher education free or more affordable is the real solution.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I make too much to take advantage of this so obviously I hate it.

Just kidding, I'm fucking excited for the folks who will get to take advantage of this program. Fuck the lawmakers trying to axe this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It doesn't even make sense. This will cause people to move to the state. Don't they want more tax income and wage slaves?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

They hate education and the educated.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

This is pretty neat. Did not expect this at all. Going to look into it more.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I guess at least you won't be paying to get screwed, that's a pretty significant upgrade from most universities.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Reminder to everyone, college and university didn't used to cost verymuch. Governor of California Ronald Reagan didn't like the Vietnam War protests happening on University of California campuses and decided to change the university funding model to make students pay a lot more for their education and reduce the number of protesters. President Nixon saw this and asked for advice to stop college protests nationwide.

The Origin of Student Debt: Reagan Adviser Warned Free College Would Create a Dangerous “Educated Proletariat”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Let me know when they start doing this for graduate students.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

On paper this sounds good but this sounds like another way to keep rich families rich. The only way to get into UT these days is have connections, or be really good at something like football or very high gpa. The high gpa and football people were already getting scholarships so guess who will get this new money? People that already had the money to pay for the school.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Did you miss the part where it only goes to families making under 100K? You got a funny definition of “rich”.