Tuition needs to be phased out

College tuition will stifle Montana’s economic growth in the 21st century, and we will not be able to compete in the world market. Economists tell us we must have more and more college graduates to remain competitive. We need to enroll more and more students whose parents did not attend college. In 2020, in the world’s advanced economies the surplus of low-skill workers will be 35 million and the shortage of medium- and high-skill workers will be 18 million. Our world-wide competitors are rapidly building tuition-free higher education.

Guest column by ROBERT O’NEIL

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