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Senator Rubio of Florida (Rep) is quoted in saying that “American’s, are being priced out of college educations.”
Senator Rubio will be addressing an education forum on Monday at Miami Dade College. Rubio will be addressing issues about the cost of education, making it more affordable and closing the gap in the education deficits by revamping the educational system. Senator Rubio sounds more like a Democrats than a Republican, I respect his forward thinking for the future of nation, I think I love him.
The ideas put forth from Senator Rubio are the following:
· State-accredited alternatives to four-year colleges.
· Independent accrediting agency to assess free courses offered over the Internet as transferable credits.
· Income-based repayments for college loans.
· Colleges should offer cost-benefit analyses comparing how much you can expect to earn in your specific future field and the potential earnings after graduation.
· Earn certifications or degrees outside of traditional methods
· Offering “student investment plans”
· “Private investment firms would cover the cost and would be repaid later as a fixed percentage of a graduate’s income for a set number of years, regardless of whether that amount covers the total debt.” (Something the US military has done for years with professionals e.g. Doctors, lawyers and other professionals and Europe).
I was a little taken back by his proposal, in fact I was impressed and couldn’t agree more with him. Senator Rubio came up with a well-balanced solution where everyone from the states, government, corporations, educational institutions, and students take some form of responsibility for the student’s education. Senator Rubio's clever cost alternatives for low-income individuals such as free online education as an alternatives for studying directly at four-year university (assuming it is general education courses being offered online), can been transferred easily to a four-year university. Another cost effective measure is offering certificates/qualifications as an alternative to a four-year degree, this is something similar to what some countries in Europe offer.
I would suggest you read the article in full, I didn’t focus on all the information but more on the education reform he is suggesting (basically the bits I liked). As concerned beings, we need to start thinking outside the box or we will not be equipped for the future, think about all-the human potential out there that’s being wasted ugh, it frustrates me as!!
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