US News: Tuition free, loan waiver… How much will America’s education system change if Kamala Harris becomes President?

US Presidential Election: America’s presidential election has reached its final stage. Republican Party candidate Donald Trump hopes that he/she can become President once again. On the other hand, his/her rival and Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris also seems confident of victory. However, only when the election results come on November 5, it will be clear whether Trump becomes President again or not and whether America will get a woman President for the first time or not.
No matter what the election results are, it is going to impact many areas of America, including the field of education. In such a situation, the question arises that if Kamala Harris becomes President, what will happen to America’s education system? During her tenure as Vice President, she has been very active in bringing changes in the field of education. In such a situation, let us know what changes will be seen in America’s education system if Kamala Harris becomes the President.

student loan waiver

Higher education in America is very expensive. Because of this, students have to study by taking education loan. College fees have doubled in four decades. President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris promised to provide debt relief to students during their tenure. Recently, the Biden government waived off loans worth $4.5 billion of 60 thousand people. It is expected that if Harris becomes President, the scope of loan waiver will increase, which will benefit millions of students.

Issues of teaching race, gender, and LGBTQ+

The biggest debate right now in America is when to teach things like race, sexuality and gender to students. Some teacher-parents believe that racism should be discussed, while opinions on LGBTQ+ are more divided. Some say that children should know about it, while many parents believe that it has no place in the school curriculum. Kamala Harris is a supporter of teaching about race and gender in schools. he/she says that students should know about racial discrimination.

At the same time, Kamala Harris has also been a supporter of LGBTQ+ issues. he/she has criticized the decision to ban books related to LGBTQ+. Kamala Harris has come out openly speaking about the rights of transgender people. In such a situation, there is full hope that if Kamala Harris becomes the President of America, she will strongly advocate the rights of LGBTQ+ and transgender students. At the same time, teaching about race and gender can be encouraged in schools.

improvement in government education system

Kamala Harris is going to prioritize improving the government education system in America. he/she believes that government schools should be well funded, have better infrastructure and policies should be made that promote diversity and inclusivity. Kamala Harris can pay more attention to government schools than private schools, which will benefit the American middle class. A large population in America depends on government schools for school education.

Advocacy for tuition-free colleges

Kamala Harris supported the ‘College for All Act’ in 2017. Through this, there was talk of making all colleges and universities at the undergraduate level tuition-free for those whose family income is less than 1.25 lakh dollars. In simple language, college education would have become free for those whose family income was low. However, this act was never passed. Even during her tenure, Kamla tried to get it passed, but was not successful.

The Democratic Party has long been demanding tuition-free colleges. he/she says that if college education is made free, 80 percent people will benefit from it. It is expected that if Kamala Harris becomes the President, she can bring some such laws, due to which it will be possible for people to study for free.