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Latest Promises

Forgive student loan debt from public colleges and universities

Double value of Pell Grants

Offer universal preschool to 3- and 4-year-olds

Use evidence to determine COVID-19 openings and closings

Make 2 years of community college or a high-quality training program tuition-free

Make public colleges and universities tuition-free for families who make less than $125,000

Expand services for people during and after incarceration

Make HBCUs, TCUs, and under-resourced MSIs more affordable for their students

Stop for-profit education programs from profiteering off of students

Add additional federal investment of $20 billion toward School Choice

Dramatically scale back the U.S. Education Department

Eliminate Common Core

Ensure funding for historic black colleges

Increase the number of high school students taking college-level courses

Lead the world in college graduates by 2020

Require all schools of education to be accredited

Improve high school graduation rates

Reduce federal aid to colleges that don't keep costs down

Create a voluntary national performance assessment for educators

Create Teacher Residency Programs that will send teachers to high-need schools

Support college credit initiatives

Cut the growth of college tuition and fees in half over the next 10 years

Double funding for Federal Charter School Program and require more accountability

Fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

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