“Free college” may help Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s career, but it won’t help educate New York students, argues New York Times columnist David Brooks. Gov. Andrew Cuomo promotes “tuition-free college for New York’s middle class.” New York will make tuition free at state colleges and universities for students from families earning up to $100,000 a year, with the cap rising to $125,000 in 2019. It’s explicitly billed as help for “the middle class.” The law doesn’t help families earning

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “free college” plan won’t help low-income and working-class students, writes Mikhail Zinshteyn. The Cuomo plan is “completely a handout to the middle class,” says Matt Chingos, an Urban Institute scholar. Students from families with incomes up to $125,000 would benefit. Those whose families earn $40,000 or less would not. They already receive enough federal and state aid to pay for tuition, though they may struggle to pay for living expenses. New