President Obama announced a proposal to pay the tuition of millions of community college students and make two years of college free. The plan, announced at a Tennessee college and modeled after a Tennessee’s community college program, is expected to run into strong Republican opposition in Congress. A White House representative discusses the details.
Guests: Marco Davis, Chief of Staff to the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, Washington, D.C.; Peggy McLeod, Ed. D., Deputy Vice President of Education and Workforce Development, National Council of La Raza (NCLR), Washington, DC; Luis Maldonado, Chief Advocacy Officer, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, Washington DC
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