Obama to propose free community college program

[applegrove]

Obama to propose free community college program

By Associated Press, the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-propose-free-community-college-program/2015/01/08/f9a8e840-978e-11e4-8385-866293322c2f_story.html

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Obama provided no details about how he would fund the program.


White House and Education Department officials planned a briefing later Thursday to discuss the president’s proposal.

“Put simply, what I’d like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everybody who is willing to work for it,” the president said.

Last year, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed into law a scholarship program that provides free community and technical college tuition for two years to the state’s high school graduates. About 58,000 of the state’s roughly 62,000 seniors have applied to participate this fall.



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[Dont call me Shirley]

1. Make it happen, President Obama.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

8. I have posted EXACTLY that proposal on DU

Free junior college for all, and MORE of them. Junior colleges should also host non-degree programs so students don't have to pay for private corporate schooling to become an electrician or phlebotomist, for example.

[randys1]

2. He wants to do what civilized societies do? How dare him

[octoberlib]

3. This is awesome!!

[Brigid]

4. Great idea.

But with this congress, good luck with that.

[PoliticAverse]

5. "will formally lay out the proposal Friday in a speech in Tennessee"

From: http://time.com/3660891/obama-proposes-free-community-college/

[Cha]

6. Thank you, President Obama.. mahalo applegrove!

[PoliticAverse]

7. Video of Obama's statement on Air Force One.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153120229619238&set=vb.63811549237

[Stellar]

9. There he goes again...

Giving out free candy. LOL, this should drive the wing nuts crazy! I love it!

[HoosierCowboy]

10. Dyno mite!

He pulled off health care... can the O man pull off 2 free years of college? At least one year of will be remedial, considering the sorry state of high school grads and the technical demands of modern jobs.
Anybody that can show a decent high school performance....go for it.

[Doctor_J]

11. as much chance of passing as Sanders infrastructure proposal

So if you bashed Bernie for grandstanding, please be consistent. ETA: I'm hoping this doesn't turn into another corporate windfall.

[KamaAina]

12. California beat him to it by several decades

of course, we also reneged on it a few decades later. Easy access to community college, as well as UC and CSU, has been one of the things that makes this state great, and it's being taken away piece by piece.

[TBF]

13. Excellent -

much better than focusing on TPP.

[kydo]

14. FL used have a cool thing "Bright Futures." But alas Jeb happened

If you had good grades and stayed in state for college the state basically gave you a huge hand up or out depending on your political persuasion. If you went to a community college in fl and qualified for the bright futures scholarship it cover almost 100%.

Jebbie boy made it harder for kids to qualify. My daughter was able to take advantage of this my son not so much.

Kudos to the President!