Kudos to state Sen. Jen Metzger and Assemblyman John Jacobson for recognizing that the New York Excelsior program, which offers free tuition to eligible SUNY students, is inadequate and does not ...

I have always believed that if we are committed to fairness and equality of opportunity for everyone, college should be free. While we are willing to guarantee free access to education via the public ...

Benefits from New York State’s much-touted Excelsior Scholarship have gone to 3.2 percent of undergraduates statewide, and the free-tuition program has covered far more students outside New York City ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning incoming SUNY and CUNY freshmen he may have to slash the tuition relief program for middle class families because of the fiscal crisis fueled by the coronavirus crisis — ...

ALBANY — New York’s free tuition program has been anything but that for a majority of college students, a new report found. Of the 63,599 who applied to the Excelsior Scholarships program, 43,513, or ...

ALBANY - New York's free tuition program for its public colleges had a slight boost in enrollment in its second year. SUNY officials said they estimate between 22,000 to 25,000 students received the ...