Post by Logan on Feb 29, 2016 5:16:21 GMT -6
Republicans and Democrats push for college affordability, with many voters listening
Republicans in Wisconsin have frozen tuition at University of Wisconsin System schools and pushed legislation to increase financial aid and give a tax break to some borrowers paying back their student loans.
State Democrats have proposed a bill to let college graduates refinance their student loan debt at a lower interest rate, while those on the presidential campaign trail and in Congress have called for a range of programs to reduce the cost of higher education or make it free.
In an era of rising tuition costs and ballooning student loan debt, politicians from both parties are advocating for new legislation aimed at reducing the financial burden of a college education on students and their families. Although politicians on the left and their allies have traditionally dominated the conversation about college affordability, Republicans who control Wisconsin’s Legislature and governor’s office are increasingly trying to join the discussion as well.
The measures are inspired, representatives say, by the concerns they hear from voters back home.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/republicans-and-democrats-push-for-college-affordability-with-many-voters/article_e4bbbc3d-fe9e-5da7-a5c2-c300f2ec39d7.html
Republicans in Wisconsin have frozen tuition at University of Wisconsin System schools and pushed legislation to increase financial aid and give a tax break to some borrowers paying back their student loans.
State Democrats have proposed a bill to let college graduates refinance their student loan debt at a lower interest rate, while those on the presidential campaign trail and in Congress have called for a range of programs to reduce the cost of higher education or make it free.
In an era of rising tuition costs and ballooning student loan debt, politicians from both parties are advocating for new legislation aimed at reducing the financial burden of a college education on students and their families. Although politicians on the left and their allies have traditionally dominated the conversation about college affordability, Republicans who control Wisconsin’s Legislature and governor’s office are increasingly trying to join the discussion as well.
The measures are inspired, representatives say, by the concerns they hear from voters back home.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/republicans-and-democrats-push-for-college-affordability-with-many-voters/article_e4bbbc3d-fe9e-5da7-a5c2-c300f2ec39d7.html