Kerry’s Plans to Control College Costs and to Increase Access Would Use Carrot, Not Stick

Saying the United States needs “a GI Bill for the new century and the next economy,” Sen. John F. Kerry unveiled several major higher-education proposals on Tuesday, including plans to provide federal aid to states that commit to keeping tuition at their public colleges in line with inflation and to institutions that increase the number of Pell Grant recipients they enroll and eventually graduate. (Subscription required.)