Ledger · 2016 campaign · № 75
Bring down the cost of college
Never delivered“[paraphrase] We will work with colleges to reduce the cost of tuition.”
- Promised
- , Campaign speech, Columbus, Ohio
- Re-promised
- 4 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Education
- Era
- 2016 campaign
What happened
No federal action reduced tuition. The Education Department rescinded the gainful employment rule in 2019 and weakened borrower defense to repayment rules, which The American Prospect cited as easing conditions for for-profit colleges rather than lowering costs.