Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Via Steve Benen, Education policy comes into sharper focus:
On education, Romney's stump speech tells voters, "We're going to
make sure our kids and our adults have the skills they need to succeed.
We need to make sure our schools are the best in the world. They are not
now. They will be. We'll make them the best."
How? The answer is one of Romney's biggest vulnerabilities.
The Democratic National Committee unveiled this video this morning,
noting Romney's education plan and the details of the Republican agenda:
slash Pell Grants, cut college tax credits, reintroduce
the loan-system middleman that rewards banks instead of students, and
encourage young people to choose wealthy parents when thinking about
higher education.
And what about students who've worked hard, been
accepted to the school of their choice, but don't have parents with
large amounts of disposable income? Under Romney's vision, these people
are simply out of luck. Higher education isn't an option — young people
who can't afford to go to their college of their choice should "shop
around" for some other institution, because a Romney administration
doesn't intend to help with Pell Grants or student loans.
Video below the fold.
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