Guide to Political Revolution, by Bernie Sanders: on Education


Education is the great equalizer on path to middle class

Education has always been--perhaps more than any other institution in our society--the great equalizer. Education, especially in a rapidly evolving economy, is how people qualify for better jobs and how they do well at them. It is the key to solving many of the serious problems of economic, racial, and gender inequality plaguing our society.

Today, perhaps the most important pathway to the middle class runs through higher education. While not all middle-class jobs in today's economy require a college degree, an increasing number do. People need a higher education to make it to the middle class and successfully compete in a global economy.

It is my view that all students in this country, regardless of income, have the right to higher education if they have the ability and desire to obtain one.

Source: Guide to Political Revolution, by Bernie Sanders, p.108-9 Aug 29, 2017

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2020 Presidential contenders on Education:
  Republicans:
Gov.John Kasich(OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(IN)
Pres.Donald Trump(NY)
Gov.Bill Weld(MA)
Democrats:
V.P.Joe Biden(DE)
Sen.Bernie Sanders(VT)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren(MA)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
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