Oregon's new free-ish college tuition plan

"Pay it Forward" would let college students pay nothing for school until they graduate

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With college tuition costs skyrocketing much faster than the rate of inflation, and with massive student loan debt pummeling young graduates, Oregon lawmakers are looking at a novel approach to spare students form higher education's hefty financial burden: Free tuition.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.