Tuition-free community college reportedly out of White House spending bill

President Biden’s proposal to make community college tuition-free nationwide is being dropped from the spending package that the White House is currently negotiating over with Congress, according to reports.

Biden informed House Democrats on Tuesday that the final bill would not include tuition-free community college, CNN reported, noting that the plan has been a top priority for the White House. However, other higher education proposals are still on the table and could make the final package, such as an expansion of the Pell Grant, according to NPR.

Biden suggested last week that the free community college proposal would need to be dropped from the final bill.

“I don’t know of any major change in American public policy that’s occurred by a single piece of legislation,” Biden said, according to NPR. “I doubt whether we’ll get the entire funding for community colleges, but I’m not going to give up on community colleges as long as I’m president.”