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
“You graduate from college…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8db8BUW0l9Y
“Education has to be local.” Presidential announcement speech, New York City, June 16, 2015.
“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
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