Access to Equitable Education
Location
A116
Document Type
Presentation
Type
EnACT
UN Sustainable Development Goal
UNSDG #4: Quality Education
Start Date
24-4-2024 10:55 AM
End Date
24-4-2024 11:10 AM
Abstract
Access to affordable education is a widespread issue throughout the country often leading to a lack of equitable opportunities for students. 77% of American adults agree that a college degree would be difficult for them to afford. We would address this issue through our bill, Access for Equitable Education, which aims to examine the impacts that free college tuition plans hold on the constituents of America. The benefits of free college include greater educational access for underserved students, a healthier economy, and reduced loan debt. We plan to resolve this issue by adding free college tuition plans. These funds for free college plans can be distributed through the regulation of FAFSA, a current system that offers financial aid for thousands of underearning students. The cost of providing free college at public institutions in the U.S. is estimated at around $680 billion a year, or about 1 percent of last year’s $6.82 trillion in federal spending. That is compared to $782 billion spent on defense and $829 billion spent on Medicare. To fund this bill, budgets from both the Department of Defense as well as Medicare will be cut. These tuition plans would aim to aid low-income students who cannot afford tuition otherwise. Through our analysis, it has been proven that these plans could aid the trajectory of the current educational system.
Access to Equitable Education
A116
Access to affordable education is a widespread issue throughout the country often leading to a lack of equitable opportunities for students. 77% of American adults agree that a college degree would be difficult for them to afford. We would address this issue through our bill, Access for Equitable Education, which aims to examine the impacts that free college tuition plans hold on the constituents of America. The benefits of free college include greater educational access for underserved students, a healthier economy, and reduced loan debt. We plan to resolve this issue by adding free college tuition plans. These funds for free college plans can be distributed through the regulation of FAFSA, a current system that offers financial aid for thousands of underearning students. The cost of providing free college at public institutions in the U.S. is estimated at around $680 billion a year, or about 1 percent of last year’s $6.82 trillion in federal spending. That is compared to $782 billion spent on defense and $829 billion spent on Medicare. To fund this bill, budgets from both the Department of Defense as well as Medicare will be cut. These tuition plans would aim to aid low-income students who cannot afford tuition otherwise. Through our analysis, it has been proven that these plans could aid the trajectory of the current educational system.