Xa uJoe Biden waba ngumongameli weDemokhrasi ngo-2020, wahlala phantsi kunye nembaleki, uSenator uBernie Sanders, oZimeleyo waseVermont, kwaye wenza iBiden-Sanders Unity Task Force ukudibanisa ezinye zezona zindululo zidumileyo zomgaqo-nkqubo kwi-Biden. iqonga. Ikhokelwe ngummeli wase-US u-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, iDemocrat yaseNew York, kunye nowayesakuba nguNobhala weLizwe uJohn Kerry, iqela elisebenzayo. Kuveliswa Amaphepha e-110 eengcebiso zomgaqo-nkqubo oqhubekayo, ukusuka ekusekeni umvuzo omncinci we-15 we-federal kunye nokhathalelo lwempilo jikelele, ukubiza ulongamelo olungcono lwamapolisa kunye nokwamkela isakhelo semozulu esifana ne-Ocasio-Cortez "Uhlobo olutsha olutsha. "
Ukusebenzisana nabaqhubela phambili kuye kwatyhala iBiden ukuba ithathe kancinci isimo esinesibindi kwingxaki yokufikeleleka kwemfundo ephezulu. Njengoko iphulo likaSanders lityhala kwiiprimaries zika-2020 zokurhoxisa amatyala abafundi kunye nokwenza iidyunivesithi zikarhulumente kunye neekholeji simahla yayiyeyona nto iphambili yokuhlanganisa abavoti abancinci, uBiden wathembisa ukuba rhoxisa i-$ 10,000 yemali mboleko yomfundi we federal umntu ngamnye kunye noku enza zombini iikholeji zikawonke-wonke iminyaka emibini kunye nesine kunye neeyunivesithi simahla kubafundi abanengeniso yosapho phantsi kweedola ezili-125,000.
Le migaqo-nkqubo iqhubele phambili kunokuba abanye bebelindele, kodwa ibingeyonguquko. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, inkxaso ebanzi ye-bipartisan sele ikhona yendlela eyandisiweyo kunaleyo ibicetywa nguBiden: Qi kelelwa Iipesenti ezingama-63 zabantu baseMelika (kwaye, ngakumbi, iipesenti ezingama-52 zabantu baseRiphabhlikhi abangaphantsi kwamashumi amahlanu abangasigqibanga isidanga sasekholejini) bakholelwa ukuba iikholeji zikarhulumente kunye neeyunivesithi kufuneka zenziwe simahla kubo bonke abafundi base-US. Kwaye amaqela enkxaso Ubongoze uMongameli Biden ukuba amkele i-bicameral Isisombululo ngabaqulunqi bomthetho beDemokhrasi ngoFebruwari 2021 ukurhoxisa i-50,000 yeedola kwimali-mboleko yabafundi kubaboleki bomanyano.
Kodwa libala malunga nokuya phambili; Umnumzana Biden ukuza kuthi ga ngoku akaphumelelanga ukufumana obu buncinci bugqithileyo kwisigqibo sowiso-mthetho esibangelwe yiSenate Republicans kunye noSenator uJoe Manchin, iDemocrat yaseWest Virginia. Kwingxoxo yeholo yedolophu kunye noAnderson Cooper weCNN ngo-Okthobha ophelileyo, uBiden yesifungo ukuze kwenziwe iikholeji zasekuhlaleni ezingahlawulelwayo, wongeza ngelithi, โUkuba andiyenzi, ndiza kulala ndedwa ixesha elideโโebhekisa kumfazi wakhe, uJill Biden, ofundisa isiNgesi kwikholeji yasekuhlaleni. Ukususela oko kwafuneka atye amazwi akhe ngenxa yakhe, kuba kamva kwikwindla yokugqibela, uBiden wanikezela kuxinzelelo kwaye wasinciphisa isindululo kwibhili yakhe yoBuild Back Better eyayiza kubeka i-45.5 yeebhiliyoni zeedola ekusekeni ikholeji yasekuhlaleni engafundiswanga. Ethetha negumbi elizele ngabalawuli beekholeji zasekuhlaleni kunye nabameli kwinkomfa eWashington, DC, ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, inenekazi lokuqala. wakhala ukuba โuJoe . . . kwafuneka ukuba sithethelelene.โ
Ityala liphelele ngoku kwi-limbo malunga neenyanga ezintandathu, kunye nenyaniso yokuba ikholeji yoluntu yemfundo-free yakhawuleza yachithwa bubungqina obubuhlungu bokungakwazi kweCongress ukwenza nezona zisisiseko-kwaye zithandwa ngokubanzi-utyalo-mali kwikamva labantu abatsha. Okwangoku, uninzi lwabantu abancinci abaqhubela phambili bayaqinisekiswa ngokuthandabuza kwabo ukuba izithembiso zephulo likaBiden ziya kuguqulela kuhlaziyo lwangoko, lwekhonkrithi, kunye nolupheleleyo lwemfundo ephakamileyo.
Ukuba iQela leDemokhrasi lifuna ukubonisa ukuba alilunganga kwaye liphile ngokwenyani kudala etshatile ukukholelwa kwilungelo lokufumana imfundo yoluntu efikelelekayo nefikelelekayo, ethi inganceda umva umsantsa wobutyebi osoloko ukhula kweli lizwe, kufuneka ifumane indlela enokwenzeka ngokwezopolitiko ukubethelela isiqabu setyala labafundi kunye nezindululo zekholeji ezingahlawulelwayo zibe ngumthetho kwinqanaba lomdibaniso.
Kwaye iikholeji zasekuhlaleni, ngokukodwa, ziyindawo ebalulekileyo yokuqala.
Ngaphezulu Isinye kwisithathu Kubo bonke abafundi abangekabinazidanga ababhalise kwizifundo zeekholeji zasekuhlaleni kunyaka wezifundo ka-2019-2020, iikholeji zasekuhlaleni zihlala ziyindlela ebalulekileyo yezigidi zabafundi ukuba basebenzele isidanga. Xa kuthelekiswa namaziko aneminyaka emine, iikholeji zasekuhlaleni zibonelela ngokulinganayo abafundi bemibala (abafundi abaMnyama nabaseLatino ngakumbi), abafundi abakhubazekileyo, abafundi abadala, abafundi be-ESL, abafundi bexeshana abanemisebenzi, kunye nabafundi abafumana imivuzo ephantsi abaneentsapho zabo zenza ngaphantsi kweedola ezingama-50,000. unyaka. Nangona uphando lubonisa ukuba abafundi beekholeji zoluntu mancinci amathuba okuba bathathe amatyala, kwaye abo batyala isixa esincinci kakhulu kunabafundi abafunda kumaziko eminyaka emine, basengozini yokusilela kwiimali-mboleko abazenzayo, okanye bayeke ukuqhubeka ukwazi ukuhlawula iindleko zokuhlala, okanye zombini.
Nangona kunjalo abanye abantu abalondolozayo kunye nabenkululeko ephakathi bayaqhubeka beyijongela phantsi impembelelo enokuthi ibe nayo kwikholeji yasekuhlaleni engafundiswanga kubafundi, bezama ukubeka ityala lokuba imfundo yeminyaka emibini "sele isimahla" kuninzi lwamazwe, okanye ngexabiso eliphantsi kangangokuba intlawulo karhulumente yelizwe okanye yomanyano yinkcitho yeedola zabarhafi.
Inyaniso yokuba ikholeji yoluntu engafundiswanga yapheliswa ngokukhawuleza bubungqina obulusizi bokungakwazi kweCongress ukwenza nezona zisisiseko-kwaye zithandwa kakhulu-utyalo-mali kwikamva labantu abatsha.
Kodwa inyaniso yeyokuba imfundo engahlawulelwayo โayihlawulelwaโ ngokupheleleyo ngaphandle kokuba ithathela ingqalelo zonke ezinye iindleko zokuhamba isikolo, ukusuka kwiincwadi zezifundo kunye nokuthutha ukuya kwirenti, ukutya, ukhathalelo lwempilo, kunye nezinye izinto eziyimfuneko. Uninzi lwabafundi beekholeji zasekuhlaleni, phantse isiqingatha sabo Intlawulo ephilayo yokurhola, yinkcitho nje enye engalindelekanga kude nokunyanzelwa ukuba uphume. Umahluko wamawaka ambalwa eedola agciniweyo okanye alahlekileyo angathetha yonke into kwisakhono sezigidi zabafundi ukuhlala esikolweni kwaye baphumelele.
Ngelixa ukufundiswa kurhoxiswa kubafundi abaninzi beekholeji zasekuhlaleni ngomxube wenkxaso-mali yePell esekelwe kwimfuno (nciphisa ukuya kwi-6,495 yeedola ngomfundi ngamnye, ngonyaka, ngo-2021โ2022) kunye norhulumente-okanye wasekhaya-uqhutywa Isithembiso saseKholeji iinkqubo ezithi chip zihlawule ezinye okanye zonke izifundo zomfundi, le ndlela yokwenza i-patchwork ishiya into enqwenelekayo. Umzekelo, ayizizo zonke iinkqubo zeKholeji zeSithembiso ezinempembelelo elinganayo ekufikeleleni. Kukho iimodeli ezimbini eziphambili: "idola yokuqala," apho abafundi banokutsalwa kwinkqubo yokuqala kunye noncedo lwe-federal okwesibini, ukuba luyimfuneko; kunye "nedola yokugqibela," efuna abafundi ukuba basebenzise imali yesibonelelo sombuso ngaphambi kokuguqukela kwinkqubo yokuhlawula ibhalansi eseleyo.
NjengoMbutho weeTrasti zeeKholeji zoLuntu Ichaza, inkqubo ye-College Promise โyedola yokuqalaโ โigubungela iindleko ezingqalileyo zokuba ngumfundi, yaye inamandla okunciphisa iindleko ezinxulumene nokuba ngumfundi, njengezothutho, ukunyamekela abantwana, izinto zesikolo nezinye.โ Ngamanye amazwi, umfundi unokugcina imali eninzi yesibonelelo sikaPell ukuze ayisebenzisele ezinye iindleko zokuphila phantsi kwale modeli. Ngelishwa, iCalifornia iye yaba yimpumelelo ilizwe kuphela ukuphumeza inkqubo enjalo kwinqanaba likarhulumente, ngelixa, kwishumi elinesithoba "idola yokugqibela" ithi-ezintandathu apho uncedo lwebhaso kuphela kubafundi kwiinkqubo ezichaziweyo, ezifunwa kakhulu-abafundi abanengeniso ephantsi banyanzelekile ukuba bathwale ezinye ezininzi zekholeji- iindleko ezinxulumene ngokwazo.
Ukwenza iSicelo saSimahla soNcedo lwaBafundi beFederal (FAFSA) into efunekayo kwimfundo yasimahla ngeenkqubo zeKholeji yeSithembiso kwakhona kubakhuphela ngaphandle ngokungafanelekanga abafundi abangabhalwanga ekufumaneni olu ncedo. Ngelixa abanye bathi, njengeWashington neOregon, nikezela ngezicelo zoncedo lwemali karhulumente ezivuleleke kubafundi abangabhalwanga phantsi kwaye zinokuzaliswa endaweni ye-FAFSA, uninzi alukwenzi, ukushiya abafundi abasele besengozini abanokuthi baxhamle kakhulu kwimfundo yasimahla ngaphandle kwe-equation yomgaqo-nkqubo ngokupheleleyo.
Xa indima edlalwa ziikholeji zoluntu kwimfundo ephakamileyo iyancipha kwaye iinzame zokurhoxisa amaxabiso emfundo aphantsi xa kuthelekiswa, akuvalelwa nje iingcango kubafundi abaninzi, kodwa isakhono sabo sokuphumelela siyachaphazeleka.
Iprojekthi yomboniso yeminyaka esibhozo ebizwa "Iprojekthi yesiDanga" ibonelele okokuqala kubafundi bebanga lesithoba malunga nesiqingatha sezikolo eziphakamileyo zikawonke-wonke eMilwaukee, eWisconsin, i-$ 12,000 yekholeji, phantsi kwemodeli yenkxaso-mali "yedola yokugqibela" (eyazisola ngokungabandakanyi abafundi abangabhalwanga ngokufuna i-FAFSA, kunye ezinye iimfuno ezinje nge-2.5 ubuncinci be-GPA kunye ne-90 yepesenti yezinga lokuzimasa). Abaphandi balandelele iziphumo zabafundi kule minyaka isibhozo kwaye fu maneka ukuba โucwangciso lwandise abafundi abaphumeleleyo kwiikholeji zeminyaka emibini ngeepesenti ezintathu.โ
โOku kunokubonakala kuncinci,โ yongeza le ngxelo, โkodwa idinomineyina apha yenziwe ngabafundi bebanga lesithoba abanomvuzo ophantsi. Isiqingatha seqela lolawulo asizange siphumelele kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo, singasathethi ke ngekholeji. Umphumo uba kukwanda kwama-25 ekhulwini kwizidanga zeminyaka emibini.โ Ukongeza, xa kunikwe ukhetho, abafundi banokuthi basebenzise inkxaso-mali ukuya kwiidigri zeminyaka emibini, apho izifundo ziya kuba simahla ngokupheleleyo.
Indlela epheleleyo yokusombulula ingxaki yokufikeleleka kwemfundo ephezulu ifuna zonke izandla kumgangatho, kwaye ngoku, iCongress ayincedi kangako. Abaqhubekileyo kufuneka baqhubeke nokutyhala abenzi bomthetho kunye ne-Biden ukuba baphumeze ukunyibilika kwamatyala abafundi, okuya kuthi kuxhamle ngokubanzi abafundi kunye nabaphumelele kwiikholeji zeminyaka emine kunye neeyunivesithi, kunye nabafundi beekholeji zasekuhlaleni. Kwangaxeshanye, le mishini kufuneka ingalibali amandla enguqu ekufuneka iikholeji zasekuhlaleni zicuthe ingxaki yamatyala ngokunceda abafundi baphephe ukuthatha amatyala amaninzi kwiminyaka ezayo, indlela esebenzayo enokuqhubela phambili ngokunika abafundi ithuba lokuqalisa. uhambo lwabo lwemfundo ephakamileyo simahla.
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