In a recent Q&A, Creigh Deeds answered a question (here) about the rising cost of tuition and what he would do to help students saddled with student loan det.
The question: "What would you do about rising college tuition costs?"
Deeds: "[truncated version] I plan to offer targeted loan forgiveness to encourage students to enter high-need fields and fill jobs in high-need areas, such as teaching and health care and science."
Not the best answer in my opinion, but it's something - a tidbit, and I love morsels (Nietzsche taught me to appreciate the bigness of small remarks). I'm encouraged because it's obvious that there's an awareness of the student lending crisis, and it was actually a question raised. Of course, no one is really responding to those of us saddled with debt and graduated, but I'm heartened.
Who lives in VA? If you live in VA, I demand (ha!) that you call Deeds's office and tell him we'd support him, if he sticks to this plan!
His contact information is:
Northern Virginia Headquarter
A non-profit organization dedicated to the eradication of all student loan debt through activism, education, and legislation; because student loan debt is dangerous to the US economy and to the health and well-being of individual Americans and their families. CRYN JOHANNSEN, Founder & Executive Director
2 comments:
We need forgiveness for all previous students. Even those who cannot find a job, are now disabled, or are temporarly wanting to stay home with their kids. We shouldn't have to suffer through a "specific" type of job for many years to get forgiveness...
I agree, and if you're in VA or have friends/family who are voting for Deeds, call him. Thanks for sharing . . .
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