The existence of free public universities for citizens enhances social justice, opens educational opportunities for all, and promotes economic and social development. Despite challenges in funding and ensuring quality, free education is a fundamental investment in human capital and the future of nations.
In India also there is no tuition free universities now after pseudo liberalization and globalization have started by capitalists since 1988.
In fact free education up to graduation and free health care are basic human rights and make society and countries strong. USA is leader in exploitation money making unethical practices and capitalist culture . How funds will be mobilized ? secondly quality should not be compromised. Giving free education will create a large army of unemployed citizen who are unwilling to do manual jobs. That is exactly problem in countries like India and China
Yes We have been taking up this issue since long. The healthcare and education up to graduation level should be free or highly subsidized
Private involvement should be only to create capacity in addition to state resources. This should have 80% aid form state and only 20% to be mobilized form fees and research work or consultancy or projects