
Why one former official wants community college to be free
Clip: 6/9/2021 | 6m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Why this former U.S. education secretary believes community college should be free
This week, we heard the case against President Biden's plan to create free tuition for community college students nationwide. And now, we hear from John King, former U.S. secretary of education under President Obama, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to be Maryland’s next governor. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why he believes community college should be free.
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Why one former official wants community college to be free
Clip: 6/9/2021 | 6m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
This week, we heard the case against President Biden's plan to create free tuition for community college students nationwide. And now, we hear from John King, former U.S. secretary of education under President Obama, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to be Maryland’s next governor. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why he believes community college should be free.
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