Obama proposes two years of free community college to eligible students

[Ben Reilly]

So far, that plan doesn’t have an official price tag — other than “significant,” according to White House officials. If all 50 states participate, the proposal could benefit 9 million students each year and save students an average of $3,800 in tuition, the White House said.

But administration officials insisted on a call with reporters Thursday evening that “this is a proposal with bipartisan appeal.”

Case in point: Republican Gov. Bill Haslam, whose brainchild Tennessee Promise program strongly influenced Obama’s proposal. Beginning this year, any high school graduate in that state is eligible for two years of free community college tuition under the Tennessee Promise.

Obama, alongside Vice President Joe Biden and second lady Jill Biden, will tout his proposal dubbed “America’s College Promise” during a visit Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tenn., on Friday.

“What I’d like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everybody who’s willing to work for it,” Obama said in a White House video posted Thursday evening. “It’s something we can accomplish, and it’s something that will train our workforce so that we can compete with anybody in the world.”

The president’s proposal would make two years of community college free for students of any age with a C+ average who attend school at least half-time and who are making “steady progress” toward their degree.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/barack-obama-free-community-college-114094.html

A lot of conservatives are pissed ... it's just another reminder of how they hate to see U.S. tax dollars pay for anything that actually helps the average American.

[Guest]

hmmm...at least you are going in the right direction.....

over here we used to do that...then the cons (by name and nature) decided that they should charge all those useless beer swigging lecture skipping wasters for their education...

[Original Quill]

So far, that plan doesn’t have an official price tag — other than “significant,” according to White House officials. If all 50 states participate, the proposal could benefit 9 million students each year and save students an average of $3,800 in tuition, the White House said.

But administration officials insisted on a call with reporters Thursday evening that “this is a proposal with bipartisan appeal.”

Case in point: Republican Gov. Bill Haslam, whose brainchild Tennessee Promise program strongly influenced Obama’s proposal. Beginning this year, any high school graduate in that state is eligible for two years of free community college tuition under the Tennessee Promise.

Obama, alongside Vice President Joe Biden and second lady Jill Biden, will tout his proposal dubbed “America’s College Promise” during a visit Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tenn., on Friday.

“What I’d like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everybody who’s willing to work for it,” Obama said in a White House video posted Thursday evening. “It’s something we can accomplish, and it’s something that will train our workforce so that we can compete with anybody in the world.”

The president’s proposal would make two years of community college free for students of any age with a C+ average who attend school at least half-time and who are making “steady progress” toward their degree.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/barack-obama-free-community-college-114094.html

A lot of conservatives are pissed ... it's just another reminder of how they hate to see U.S. tax dollars pay for anything that actually helps the average American.

Fuck the conservatives, Ben.  A lot of Obama's problem is that he quakes and craps whenever he is confronted with a conservative.  Split their heads open and piss down their cerebellums, I says.

Here we have proven that conservatives are liars, kidnappers, rapists, torturers and murderers...and someone thinks we've still got to listen to them?  Bluddy hell, they couldn't even nail bin Laden.  I'm happy Gitmo is still open...perfect place for Republicans.

BTW...I think granting a free couple years of college for them that can't afford it is an excellent idea.  Beats the shit outta starting another war.

[Ben Reilly]

Totally agree, I just like to help document what the Republicans stand for. Invading another country? Fine by them. Send more young people off to kill and be killed, just don't spend that money educating them -- they might stop voting Republican!

http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2012/nov/05/larry-sabato/education-level-tied-voting-tendencies/

[veya_victaous]

Totally agree, I just like to help document what the Republicans stand for. Invading another country? Fine by them. Send more young people off to kill and be killed, just don't spend that money educating them -- they might stop voting Republican!

http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2012/nov/05/larry-sabato/education-level-tied-voting-tendencies/

well that actually makes perfect sense. if you're republican

Education is counter productive to making 'meat shields' to defend their ill gotten wealth

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