http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/09/1356556/-Obama-Sets-Out-To-Make-Community-College-Tuition-Free?detail=email
In his continuous quest to finish what he came to do, President Obama now aims to make the first two years of college free - for millions of Americans. In his new plan, revealed on Thursday, community college tuition will be funded by the federal government (75%) and by individual states (25%).
LA Times reports: The investment would make two years of college “the norm” policy advisor Cecelia Munoz said, a disruption of traditional higher education that comes as average tuition at a public four-year college has gone up more than 250% over the last three decades, according to government figures.
The community college proposal echoes one of Obama’s favorite themes: empowering the middle class through education and opportunity. He sees the decline in state funding for higher education as a major barrier to those aspiring to the middle class.Obama’s proposal would make two years of community college “as free as high school for responsible students,” Munoz told reporters, saving a full-time community college student an average of $3,800 in tuition per year. Obama also plans to propose a new fund to pay for high-quality technical training programs.
Tennessee’s program is already in place in a state with a Republican governor. “This is a proposal with bipartisan appeal,” she said.
Here's a little tidbit of informaton. The Tennessee free tuition program was first introduced by a Democrat. Former TN Governor, Phil Bredesen, proposed the bill, and it was shot down (blocked, obstructed, gerrymandered…) only to appear as a Republican idea when the next governor took office. (I know. I can be a trouble maker.)
those crazy republicans keep forgetting it's on video it's written down and archived and yet they still claim ownership of another's efforts, i guess you have to plagiarize when you have nothing of your own not even morals. if they ever come up with something new and original we would know they would buy space in every media source to publicize it, until then we'll have to depend on Fox to create those faux achievements and make them feel good about themselves.
