Michael Bennet Education Plan Promises Free Preschool
DENVER (AP) - Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is vowing to implement free preschool and community college if he becomes president. Colorado's senior senator is in a crowded field competing for the Democratic presidential nomination. He was superintendent of Denver Public Schools before entering the Senate.
On Thursday he released a sweeping education plan from preschool to college.
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— Michael Bennet (@MichaelBennet) September 5, 2019
In our education system today, equal is not equal.
We need a bold commitment to change that.
In my Administration by 2028, every child will be at the center of a community that offers them the chance to flourish personally & prosper financially.https://t.co/P4sZycVkgn
Besides free, universal preschool and free community college, Bennet says he wants to eventually have debt-free public colleges. In K-12 schools, Bennet wants to increase federal spending to reduce local education disparities that lead to wealthy areas getting more school dollars than poorer ones.
Bennet says he'd fund the plan by repealing President Donald Trump's tax cuts.
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