What you need to know about New York's tuition-free scholarship

Though other places have free community college, New York is the first to make tuition free at four-year public colleges as well. Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced the tuition-free legislation in January and lawmakers approved the plan this weekend. Middle-class families could save up to $25,880 for a four-year degree at a State University or City University of New York school.

But not everyone will benefit from the new Excelsior Scholarship....
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