The leading Democratic presidential hopefuls have unveiledcomplex -- and expensive -- proposals for making college more affordable. Their Republican counterparts, however, have largely avoided the wonkier side of higher education policy in their speechifying, with the exception of Senator Marco Rubio.
That appears to be changing. Several other candidates for the Republican nomination have begun weighing in on college issues that were once relegated to the likes of Inside Higher Ed, The Chronicle of Higher Education or an occasional New York Times think piece.
Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor with a familiar last name, has pledged to release a broad college affordability plan in October. Other Republican hopefuls are likely to follow suit.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/09/10/republican-presidential-candidates-begin-getting-weeds