GENERAL EDUCATION
Clinton
In regards to education as a whole for the nation, Clinton wants to rebuild schools and prioritize the teaching profession by providing teachers with the resources, support, and pay needed to adequately do their jobs. Uniquely, she also wants to give every student the chance to learn computer science. As for older students, she wants to make college more affordable for everyone by keeping colleges accountable for their costs, allowing Pell grants to be used for college-related expenses other than tuition, and proposing students work on campus and have their salaries go towards their tuition. For those that have completed college and are currently paying off student loans, she proposes that students be allowed to refinance their loans at lower interest rates. These reforms would be paid for by higher-income tax payers. Clinton also wants to create more opportunities for vocational practices.
To read more about Hilary Clinton’s views on national education policies, click here.
Johnson
Johnson believes that the Department of Education should be disbanded- arguing that a child’s education cannot be maintained by politics in Washington DC, but they should rather be maintained on a local level. He believes that healthy competition between schools will make education better throughout the nation, and he even proposed giving each student in grades K-12 a monetary voucher in his home state of New Mexico to attend any school that they wish in order to increase this competition between schools. In terms of student loans in higher education, Johnson does not have any plans in his policies. However, he does believe that the reason tuition is so high is because student loans are available, but he would not eliminate student loans because of his belief in the free market system. In other words, if banks are offering loans and students are taking them, then the Federal Government should not be involved in eliminating them.
To read more about Gary Johnson’s views on national education policies, click here.
Trump
Trump believes that public education should be brought down to the local level and that funding to the Department of Education should be slashed. He believes that trying to run an education system from Washington DC doesn’t work when talking about the needs in different areas of the country. He also wants to reverse the Common Core curriculum. As for higher education and college student loans, Trump wants to eliminate the Federal Government in taking interest so as to help those who are paying loans pay them off faster. He also promises more jobs under his administration and better regulation on college’s spending so students have a fair opportunity to pay off the money they’ve borrowed.
To hear more about Donald Trump’s policies on national education, click here.
