Students' Concerns: Tuition Fees
Students have a number of concerns that they want elected candidates to answer. The problem of tuition fees is the most pressing question for the vast majority of students, and they agree that presidential candidates should discuss it.
Hillary Clinton's Proposal
During the 2016 elections in the United States of America, Hillary Clinton raised the issue of tuition fees. According to Rappeport (2016), Hillary Clinton vowed to rethink the tuition fee that impacts the majority of students in the United States of America. The proposal that was made by Hillary Clinton during her campaigns was to ensure that there is the investment of $500 billion within the education sector aimed at eliminating the tuition fee within the public universities and colleges. The elimination of the tuition fee by Hillary Clinton was an extension of what Bernie Sanders, a Democratic candidate, had pledged to execute if elected as the president.
Active Political Involvement of Students
I believe that students would be more active politically if the concerns that have been addressed by the candidates. The students will be active politically because they will feel that the candidates are addressing their needs and thus they would be involved in campaigning for individuals who have addressed their central concerns such as the issue of high cost of tuition.
Students' Role in Political Activities
Students being active politically can be achieved through ensuring that they form part of the campaign team. The students can take part in the campaigns if they believe in the manifesto that a candidate has which touches on the various issues that concern the students have. Hence, I think that students should take part in political activities based on the issues that are addressed by the candidate.
Reference
Rappeport, A. (2016, September 29). Hillary Clinton’s College Plan Appeals to the Left, but Educators Have Doubts. New York Times Retrieved from
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/us/politics/hillary-clinton-college-education.html
