Clinton Lays Out Higher Ed Plan
On Wednesday, July 6, 2016, Hillary Clinton announced new higher-education related proposals intended to appeal to young voters. Specifically, she proposed using an executive action to impose a three-month moratorium on federal student loan repayments allowing borrowers to refinance their loans at current rates. In addition, she advocated students be able to graduate from a public college or university debt-free through cost-sharing among the student, their family and state and federal governments. According to Clinton’s website, “families with income up to $125,000 will pay no tuition at in-state, four-year public colleges and universities—covering more than 80 percent of all families. And from the start of the plan, every student from a family making $85,000 a year or less will be able to go to an in-state four-year public college or university without paying tuition. Students at community college will also pay no tuition.”