Obama‘s Community College Plan
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Can Obama's community college plan get through Congress?President Barack Obama's ambitious proposal to give millions of Americans more affordable access to a community college education and what he called a "ticket to the middle class" is unlikely to become law any time soon.
His plan is to partner with states and fund the first two years of community college for Americans "willing to work for it." The White House will work to push this plan through Congress
From the Left
Obama's Free Community College Plan Promises To Shake Up Higher EdSome 9 million Americans could attend community college tuition-free under a proposal President Barack Obama announced Friday.
His plan, which is subject to approval by Congress and depends on the participation of state governments, would dedicate some $60 billion over the next decade to defray tuition and fees for anyone who attends school at least half-time, maintains a roughly C+ average, and is on track to complete their program or transfer to a four-year school. The federal government would kick in about 75 percent of the cost, while participating states...
From the Right
Six Things Obama Didn't Tell You About His "Free" College Tuition PlanPreviewing yet another item on his 2015 State of the Union Friday, President Obama announced a new plan to make community college tuition "free."
"Today I'm announcing an ambitious new plan to bring down the cost of community college tuition in America," Obama said. "I wanna bring it down to zero. I wanna make it free."
Obama may have spoken for over half-an-hour in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he was joined by both Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN), but he left out a fe
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