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Mixed Reviews of Obama Plan to Keep Down College Costs

New York Times

January 28, 2012

"The answer is not going to come from more federal controls on colleges or states, or by telling families to judge the value of an education by the amount young graduates earn in the first few years after they graduate," said David L. Warren, president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. He warned of unintended consequences: If colleges are forced to cut corners, educational quality could decline. In Congress, reaction to the plan seemed to divide along party lines.

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