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WILL WE RISE TO THE MOMENT AND ADDRESS
EXPLODING COLLEGE COSTS AND
DEBT?
Democracy cannot succeed unless
those who express their choice are prepared to
choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy,
therefore, is education. --Franklin D.
Roosevelt
 The cost
of a college education is rising at an average
rate of around 6% annually and is expected to grow
at this rate for the foreseeable future.
Total college loan debt now tops the $1
trillion mark. A college education
validates itself in lifetime earnings, but paying
off the debt can take decades to achieve. More and
more, only the affluent can afford a higher
education. Deserving middle-class and poor
students are increasingly unable to follow their
dreams.
Sign
the petition for College Debt
Independence!
While the Republicans and
Democrats quibble about just how much debt college
students should carry and at what interest rate,
we believe that higher education should be
funded as part of the public education
system. Educating our citizens and future
leaders without mortgaging their futures should be
a top national priority.
"Government
has an enormous role in education--and it has not
been doing a good job in recent times. Funding for
education, from pre-school through higher
education, is essential if we are to break the
cycle of poverty for millions of people in the
U.S. and prepare our students to compete with
students throughout the world. Just as government
moved our nation forward by committing to provide
free secondary education, so too should we commit
to providing a higher education for capable
students."
-- Rocky Anderson,
Justice Party nominee for President
Sign
the petition for College Debt
Independence!
Flourishing
democracies--and robust economies--require
educated citizens. It is unfair for the
next generation of young people to mortgage their
futures so our society can benefit from their
knowledge while they languish in debt.
Sign
the petition for College Debt
Independence!
The time is
right to bring higher education into the
public education system just as we have done with
primary and secondary education.
Sign
the petition for College Debt
Independence, and spread this message through
your networks!
Sincerely,
Lenny
Brody, Michael McGee, Laura Bonham, Dave Jette,
Kristine Kubat, Mitchell Rabin, Cynthia
Papermaster, Keomailani Von Gogh
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