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Pay It Forward (financial aid policy)

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Pay It Forward is a model in the United States for financing higher education under which students attend college tuition-free, and after graduating begin to pay a fixed percentage into a fund to pay for future students' tuition. Pay It Forward legislation was first passed by the Oregon state legislature in 2013.

History

Pay It Forward was first proposed by the Economic Opportunity Institute. The idea became the focus of a capstone class at Portland State University, which hosted a legislative panel and presented a report to Oregon legislators on the model. A study bill on the program was sponsored by Rep. Michael Dembrow and passed unanimously in the Oregon legislature.

References

  1. "In Oregon a Plan to Eliminate Tuition and Loans at State Colleges". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  2. "The State of Working Washington | Tuition Report: Washington State Colleges and Universities". www.stateofworkingwa.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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