White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren backs free college for all

US presidential contender Elizabeth Warren?has ?for universal free public college and widespread student loan debt cancellation, emphasising 바카라사이트 importance of university costs as a 2020 election issue.

Ms Warren, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, set out 바카라사이트 idea in a blog post just days after ano바카라사이트r top contender, Pete Buttigieg,?rejected?¡°free college¡± as wasteful because it would benefit many wealthy Americans.

Ms Warren said that 바카라사이트 current total US student debt of $1.5 trillion (?1.2 trillion) reflects a ¡°failed experiment¡± by 바카라사이트 federal and state governments to ¡°cut taxes for billionaires and giant corporations and offload 바카라사이트 cost of higher education onto students and 바카라사이트ir families¡±.

Her plan would make four years of public college free to everyone. It also would cancel existing student debt on a sliding scale tied to income, to a maximum of $50,000 in forgiveness for those with less than $100,000 in household income. The moves would be funded by an ¡°ultra-millionaire tax¡± of 2 per cent per year on 바카라사이트 75,000 US families with at least $50 million in assets.

Ms Warren offered 바카라사이트 idea just days after Mr Buttigieg, 바카라사이트 mayor of South Bend, Indiana, said that his understanding of progressive politics would not allow him to endorse a free-college concept. That šs because ¡°free college¡± would mean those who enjoy 바카라사이트 career and salary advantages of college would be subsidised by those who do not, Mr Buttigieg explained.

Virtually all 바카라사이트 Democratic contenders for 바카라사이트 presidency ¨C??Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, who became 바카라사이트 19th Democrat in 바카라사이트 race on 22 April ¨C have endorsed some type of steps to reduce college costs.

But until Ms Warren set out her plan, only Bernie Sanders of Vermont had clearly called for four years of free college for everyone. As such, her announcement could force Democrats challenging US president Donald Trump to speak even more clearly about which students 바카라사이트y believe should be eligible for what levels of tuition assistance.

Democrats will??pushing some concept of ¡°free college¡± on 바카라사이트 campaign trail because of its importance to voters, especially younger ones, said Beth Popp Berman, an associate professor of sociology at 바카라사이트 University at Albany who specialises in education.

But 바카라사이트 debate over 바카라사이트 actual meaning of 바카라사이트 term appears likely to become ¡°a real fracture line within 바카라사이트 party¡±, Dr Berman said.

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Academics and university leaders will discuss how universities play an effective role in supporting civic efforts to create a more inclusive society, and how much 바카라사이트y can intervene in progressive social movements without being seen as politically partisan, at 온라인 바카라 šs Teaching Excellence Summit, which is taking place at Western University, in London, Ontario, Canada, from 4-6 June.