Axios.com political coverage: on Education


Elizabeth Warren: Wipe out current student debt; free public college

Proposed a plan in April to eliminate $640 billion in student debt, funded by her wealth tax proposal. The plan would also include universal free public college.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 8, 2019

Eric Swalwell: No interest loans & free tuition in exchange for service

Proposes no-interest federal student loans and tax-free employer contributions. He also supports debt-free college for public university students in exchange for a work-study and pledge to better their communities after graduation.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 9, 2019

Joe Biden: Free tuition at community colleges & state universities

"Community college should be we free and we can afford it," Biden said at the Electrical Workers Conference in April. Biden also said he supported free tuition at state universities in 2015.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 25, 2019

John Delaney: Universal pre-K; free community college

Universal pre-K: He supports providing universal pre-K, free community college and career and technical training.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Feb 27, 2019

Julian Castro: Nationwide expansion of universal pre-K

As mayor, Castro proposed Prek4SA, a universal pre-K program, in exchange for an eighth-cent sales tax increase, per the Washington Post. Castro wants to expand universal pre-K to the entire country.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 22, 2019

Kamala Harris: Boost average teacher pay by $13,500

Announced in March a plan to give the average teacher a $13,500 salary increase, which would cost an estimated $315 billion over 10 years.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 7, 2019

Marianne Williamson: Favors Universal pre-school & free college

Supports universal pre-school and free college.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 14, 2019

Tulsi Gabbard: Free tuition at public higher education

She wants to get rid of tuition and fees at 4-year public colleges and universities. She also supports free community college tuition for everyone.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Mar 10, 2019

Wayne Messam: Address immediate student debt with one-time cancellation

Before tackling college affordability, Messam wants to provide relief for the nearly "one-in-four" American adults up against ongoing student loan payments. He has proposed a one-time, in-full federal government debt cancellation plan, in which borrowers would receive confirmation that their debt was forgiven within 60 days. Messam sees the $1. 5 trillion plan -- which would be paid for in part by rescinding the 2017 tax cut package -- as "a strong stimulus to a stalling economy."
Source: Axios.com on 2020 Democratic primary Apr 22, 2019

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