
Expand Economic Opportunity by Supporting Community Colleges
Hopefuls for the 2020 presidential election have unveiled their higher education policy agendas, which largely focus on emphasizing debt forgiveness and free tuition as means to make postsecondary education more accessible. The attention on college affordability is indeed merited. It is a top issue for many young Americans saddled with student debt.
As a new school year begins we are left to wonder the same question from generations ago, should the cost of college be on society or the individual. I have not been shy about my brief the greater good would come from the academic medium be shared by all. Everyone benefits from a well-education society. The question of who bears the financial responsibility is a never ending question. My personal brief, the US could start be offering a two-year degree free to anyone with the will and desire the opportunity to far their career at a local community college. Apparently a few people agree with my assessment.