This is why it-s time to make college more affordable
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Hello, everybody…..
Michelle and I know exactly how tough it can be to pay for
higher education. By the time we finished paying back the loans we took out to
go to college and grad school, I was on my way to being a U.S. Senator.
I believe that anyone who works hard should have the same
opportunities that our educations gave us. That's why, as President, I've made
it a personal mission to make higher education more affordable -- and why I'm
going to be visiting school campuses later this week.
The facts are clear. Over the past three decades, the average
tuition at a public four-year college has more than tripled. At the same time,
many state governments are actually reducing their support for education, and
many middle-class students are getting stuck with the tab. Today, the average
student taking out loans to pay for education graduates with more than $26,000
in debt.
Just tinkering around the edges won't be enough: To create a
better bargain for the middle class, we have to fundamentally rethink about how
higher education is paid for in this country. We've got to shake up the current
system.
That's why, starting Thursday, I will be embarking on a bus tour
to offer my plan to make college more affordable, tackle rising costs, and
improve value for students and their families. My plan includes real reforms
that would bring lasting change. They won't all be popular with everyone
--including some who've made higher education their business -- but it's past
time that more of our colleges work better for the students they exist to
serve.
Over the past four and a half years, we've worked to put college
in reach for more students and their families through tax credits, improving
access to financial aid, and new options that make it easier to repay those
loans.
But if we're going to keep the doors of higher education open to
everyone who works for it, we need to do more -- much more. And that's exactly
what I'm going to be talking about this week.
Thanks,
President Barack Obama