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  "path": "/opinion-americas-public-regional-universities-paint-a-very-different-picture-of-higher-education-and-should-not-be-overlooked/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-10T05:00:00.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Higher Education",
    "Opinion",
    "Solutions",
    "Career pathways and economic mobility",
    "College to careers",
    "Data and research",
    "Higher education affordability",
    "Higher education completion",
    "keep college affordable",
    "Law and policy",
    "OPINION: America’s regional public universities can still be a bargain in a sea of high priced options",
    "The Hechinger Report"
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  "textContent": "Higher education is under siege, with many students and parents balking at high costs. In a series of op-eds, university leaders lay out their efforts to keep college affordable. This is the second in the series. Here are some recent conclusions about higher education that are drawing national attention: College is unaffordable and overpriced, highly […]\n\nThe post OPINION: America’s regional public universities can still be a bargain in a sea of high priced options appeared first on The Hechinger Report.",
  "title": "OPINION: America’s regional public universities can still be a bargain in a sea of high priced options"
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