Obama Pitches Controversial Proposal to Decrease Cost of Higher Education

The first sentence of this article triggered my interest, “tuition is often a deciding factor in whether students attend” (Quinn, 1). With this idea, Barack Obama is attempting to lower tuition rates in order to allow access to low-income students. President Obama has a plan to “increase federal funding in the Perkins loan program from $1 billion to $8 billion, with distribution based on how well schools could lower tuition, serve low-income students and provide students with the most bang for their buck” (2). Also, Obama will cut a check of $1 billion dollars to states that frequently check the cost of higher education. Many young voters feel that this is a good idea, but others feel that this may not get approved due to our current debt.

Any thoughts, comments, or questions?

Here is the link: http://www.tuftsdaily.com/obama-pitches-controversial-proposal-to-decrease-cost-of-higher-education-1.2704555