Would you support a cap on student loan interest?
I want to pay my student loans, but I can't ever because of interest. If you simply put a cap on the amount of interest that can accrue for the lifetime of loan, problem solved for 80% of us!
What will you do to improve our schools systems?
Florida has always been a low ranking state in regards to k-12 school quality and education of the youth. Many kids drop out due to lack of school funding, engagement, poor parents, or other reasons.
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Will you work to make Vocational Education more available?
Many people are not suited or do not want to go to college but need vocational training (carpenter, mechanic, etc.) to have a good job.
What are you going to do to expand student capacity at public colleges?
To study something useful like ultrasound or, radiology tech we are forced to enroll at shady for profit colleges because there is no space for more than a few hundred students at public institution.
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How can we initiate a separation of News & Entertainment?
News Media is highly influential in everything from purchase decisions to voting consent. It is time to fight the propaganda and misinformation of "entertainment news." A new facts-based era is needed
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Will you push to re-establish the pre 2007 FL Prepaid College plans?
In 2006 a four year university plan including tuition and fees bought for our newborn was under $15,000. In 2007 it was over $40,000 and still growing subsiquently we could not enroll or 2nd child.
Would you consider creating a federally funded online university?
Student debt is over a trillion dollars. Would force cost coinstraints within the competitive and very profitable education industry. Could target critical needs within the government to justify cost
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Do you support tuition free public colleges and universities?
We are told to get a proper education, most of us can't afford the debt that comes along. We leave these colleges and universities with a lot of debt. k-12 is tax funded why can't public colleges ?
Why is free public education pie in the sky?
60 years ago education at California state universities was virtually free. Most European countries have free college education.
Would you increase PreK-12 funding to fight poverty's impact on school success?
Millions of children live in poverty. It is known that removing the barriers of poverty directly improves readiness and the ability to learn. But philanthropy and non profits can only do so much.
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Is tuition free college really possible?
Would it be too much to ask for congress to actually pass the bill. This would require everyone to agree. Wouldn't it be more realistic to make universities flat rate, and erase interest rates?
Do u support the FCAT, Should our children's education be treated as a business?
Pearson was paid $250 million over four years. Education has become big business thanks to No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Would you support expanding the teaching of climate change in our schools?
We really needed to be doing this decades ago where the efforts could have been more impactful.
What will you do to keep religious teachings and ideas out of our public schools?
Increasing legislation in many states challenging the secular and scientific fact based teaching. Need federal legislation once and for all to stop this.
Would you support putting civics back in the high school curriculum?
Due to how much the political parties have lied to the students in our colleges in the last 8 yrs, it just makes sense to put civics back into the curriculum of our schools to educate the citizens.
If you want to help inner city kids, shouldn't we do away with common core?
Communities know their own needs.
Do you support universal education Pre-K through Doctorate? We are 14th globally
We live in a society that requires a college degree to earn a living wage, jobs that require more time from parents, and we have fallen behind in our societal investments to the future generation.
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What will you do to protect the educational integrity of the universities?
We have a trend of extremist left wing groups taking over campuses and establishing safe zones, where any arguments against their regressive views are not tolerated.
Would you support community schools with wrap-around services?
You can not expect students to learn on an even playing field when they live in fear, hunger and poverty.
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Should standardized testing be used in schools & for a teacher's evaluation?
It has been documented that standardized testing stresses students, parents opt their kids out, Pearson has given tests with errors, teachers evaluations and salaries are linked to these useless tests
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Do you support offering college grants to undocumented workers?
Undocumented individuals have a very low standard of living and getting a good education will help them get ahead, succeed and achieve the American dream.