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Biden Calls for Students to Attend School Earlier, Stay Longer
DES MOINES (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has unveiled an education plan that would keep kids in school for 16 years -- giving them an earlier start and providing at least some college.
The Delaware senator told students at East High School in Des Moines today that he plans on being "the education president unlike any president has in American history.'' Biden's plan would add two years of preschool to the public school system. It would fully fund Head Start and other early childhood programs, and expand education and nutrition programs that begin at birth. He also proposed credits and grants up to $12,000 per child to help cover the average costs at a two-year-college, or half of the average costs at a four-year college. More Good Stuff |
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