Washington lawmakers and the Trump administration passed a major legislative package this summer that will cut funding for programs that help students from low-income backgrounds — making it far harder for these students to afford and complete college.   The leaders behind these cuts claim that they’re necessary to curb wasteful spending and keep higher education […] The post OPINION: We cannot let higher education become a gated community for the wealthy, but that’s exactly where it is headed appeared first on The Hechinger Report.