Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Pete Buttigieg argues against free college. This is why progressives can't agree about subsidizing t [View all]MH1
(17,600 posts)By low or free tuition, especially for remedial work to be able to take classes with actual college-level substance.
Doing this would give an opportunity to lower income students with outstanding performance to qualify for scholarships at 4 year schools for the last two years of a bachelor degree.
I don't think 4 year school tuition should generally be free. However some of the best colleges (Princeton, for example) have a policy that if a student earns admission, they should be able to attend even if they can't afford the normal tuition. I don't know the details of Princeton's policy but it sounded good on the surface. Problem is that students from low-income areas generally miss out on the opportunities to get academic preparation needed to qualify for an elite school like that.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden