Bernie Sanders Quotes

Governor Romney, how many fewer college degrees would it take to make America more competitive?

We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for HOPE scholarships for technical training, and we added some formula funding.

From the outset, the Obama administration has recognized that building a robust skills infrastructure means building strong partnerships with community colleges.

By making college more affordable for all and more accessible for minority students, the first new higher education authorizing legislation in a decade will help strengthen our nation and America's middle class, and spur a new age of innovation and ingenuity in our country.

Again and again, universities have put a low priority on the very programs and initiatives that are needed most to increase productivity and competitiveness, improve the quality of government, and overcome the problems of illiteracy, miseducation, and unemployment.

Is there any more important problem than our lack of need-based scholarships? I think not.

Mr. Obama seeks to federalize large portions of education, beginning with his attempt to nationalize college student loans.

Community colleges are popular among political leaders of both parties. But because of the lack of funding and a lack of direction, they have lost their critical edge in preparing workers for a 21st-century economy.

We do not need Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Education; we need a single Department of Skills that will promote an integrated approach to global competitiveness.

No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to pay for a college education.

Students can spend their money better than government can. It should not require a federal loan and decades of debt for students to get a college degree. Price limits access - plain and simple.

So I think there's a potential to make tuition free at public universities as part as young people doing national service. I think that is the most realistic option.

I am disappointed that Senator Ayotte has voted repeatedly for deep cuts in Pell Grants that would make college more expensive for thousands of New Hampshire students and voted against allowing young people to refinance their student loans.

To build a truly diverse economy with a pipeline of skilled labor, technical college in Georgia should be free, and students should be able to graduate debt-free from the public institution of their choice.

California's university system is one of the premier higher education systems in the world, and we should require that non-resident students pay a premium to attend it. The revenue generated from these fees can be used to increase affordability and access for more Californians.

Jeb Bush is the foremost authority on education reform in the Republican Party, and I will look to reform the ballooning costs of our higher education system along the lines that he has advocated.

I would certainly look at a proposal for tuition-free community college for two years if the students kept a certain high grade-point average.

We all have a role to play - the President, Congress, parents, students and schools - in making college affordable and keeping the middle class dream alive.

The College Access and Opportunity Act addresses the important need to make higher education more affordable and easier to access for low and middle-income students.

If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower.

However, this President sees no problem eliminating funding for Perkins Loans in his budget, even though the cost of tuition is rising and will continue to rise as the administration's policies force inflation.

Ensuring quality higher education is one of the most important things we can do for future generations.

Our obsessive focus on college schooling has blinded us to basic truths. College is a place, not a magic formula. It matters what subjects students study, and subsidies should focus on the subjects that matter the most - not to the students, but to everyone else.

Funding and maintaining programs from Head Start to Pell Grants must be a high priority.

So if a college education is indispensable, the challenge as I see it is how to make it more accessible.