Are Work Colleges Like Blackburn an Answer to Rising Higher-Education Costs?

Columnist Chuck Raasch writes:  Work colleges, including one in the St. Louis region and another in south central Missouri, could get more attention from Congress in the coming months.  Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, was at Blackburn College in Carlinville this week touting a bill he has introduced with Rep. Jason Smith, R-Cape Girardeau, that would make permanent a tax-exempt status to income earned by students at Work Colleges. At these institutions - seven of which exist in a consortium from Maine to Missouri - students work 10-15 hours a week to offset tuition. The goal is a debt-free education.