"Unsurprisingly, this decision lead to exactly what the Bennett Hypothesis predicted in 1987, that “colleges will raise tuition when financial aid is increased”

"Unsurprisingly, this decision lead to exactly what the Bennett Hypothesis predicted in 1987, that “colleges will raise tuition when financial aid is increased” in order to capture as much of that government money as possible. In essence, the feds handed colleges a blank check, and the result is just as expected for a decision like that." That's a feature, not a bug.