Demos has sketched out a plan, the inspiration for the Democrats’ Debt-Free college initiative, for the federal government to award grants to states that increase spending on higher education. That way fewer students would have to take on high debt loads to attend public colleges.
The plan is gaining support from Democratic presidential hopefuls such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley. And Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook recently discussed the idea during a CNBC interview, signaling that the Democratic front-runner may embrace the plan.
“These policies are developed on a principle of shared responsibility — by states, the federal government and students — and are based in the historical promises by states and the federal government to provide an affordable, valuable degree to students regardless of race or class,” Huelsman said. “As we have seen, from high borrowing to substantial numbers of indebted dropouts, we have yet to live up to that commitment.”
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