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More DREAMs come true in California: How tuition waivers opened doors for undocumented students

  • Written by Federick J. Ngo, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Undocumented students took advantage of tuition benefits they called for through the 2013 California DREAM Act.Santiago Canyon College

California decided to crack open the door to higher education a little more for undocumented students through the California DREAM Act.

In a new study of the impact of this 2013 policy, education researcher Samantha...

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