Credo Infographic: 2016 Presidential Candidates - Sources
Access and Opportunity:
1) 65%: https://cew.georgetown.edu/report/recovery-job-growth-and-education-requirements-through-2020/
2) 91%: https://www.aacu.org/leap/public-opinion-research/2015-survey-results
Hillary Clinton:
3) Statements and quote come from her campaign website: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/college/
Bernie Sanders:
4) Tuition free collece: https://berniesanders.com/issues/its-time-to-make-college-tuition-free-and-debt-free/
5) Quotes: Democratic Presidential Debate, Manchester NH, Dec 19 2015
Accountability and Performance:
6) 81%: https://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/files/LEAP/EmployerPrioritiesChart_2015.pdf
John Kasich:
7) Ohio’s performance-based funding: https://www.ohiohighered.org/press/new-performance-based-model-higher-education-ohio
8) Expand access to college credit: https://www.johnkasich.com/education/
9) Quote: http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/01/read_gov_john_kasichs_inaugura.html
Marco Rubio
10) Positions: https://marcorubio.com/issues-2/marco-rubio-position-higher-education-policy-college/
11) Quote: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., delivered keynote remarks Feb. 10, 2016, at The Next America event, "Making Community Colleges Work."
Local Decision-making and Personal Responsibility
12) Quote: http://eprints.qut.edu.au/4977/1/4977_1.pdf
Ted Cruz
13) Voted to block bill… http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ted-cruz-man-of-the-people-blocked-a-bill-to-lower-student-loan-rates-2015-03-23
14) Authored legislation to… http://thinkprogress.org/education/2013/03/22/1762921/senate-republicans-unanimously-support-repeal-of-student-loan-reform-law/
15) quote: https://www.tedcruz.org/five-for-freedom-summary/
Donald Trump
16) Cuts to DOE: Fox News Sunday 2015 Coverage of 2016 presidential hopefuls , Oct 18, 2015
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“You graduate from college…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8db8BUW0l9Y
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“Education has to be local.” Presidential announcement speech, New York City, June 16, 2015.
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“I love the poorly educated.” Victory Speech following Nevada caucuses. Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Other relevant statistics:
3 out of 4 recent graduates report trouble locating relevant and affordable sources to stay current in their work and personal lives, given the volume of information they face every day.
http://projectinfolit.org/images/pdfs/2016_lifelonglearning_noappendices.pdf
60% of business leaders value graduates with broadly applicable “soft” skills like problem solving and communication over applied training and industry-speci c capabilities. http://www.northeastern.edu/innovationsurvey/pdfs/Northeastern_University_Innovation_Imperative_Higher_Ed_Outcomes_Poll_Deck_FINAL_Delivered.pdf
