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Secretary of Education @ArneDuncan Joins a #WHChat on College Affordability

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hosted a special session of White House Office Hours today to answer your questions about college affordability and the administration’s education policies and priorities.

  1. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    Hey - I'm here everyone, ready to answer your Qs on college affordability. Ask w/ #WHChat -Arne
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:02:20
  2. Whitehouse
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    Wed, Jun 27 2012 12:56:35
  3. WTUTeacher
    WTU Local 6@WTUTeacher
    What is the administration planning to do to support students in urban schools? #whchat @arneduncan
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 10:58:42
  4. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    @WTUTeacher We will put out #RTT district level competition -- Urban, suburban & rural districts encouraged to apply. $390M in July #WHChat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:05:22
  5. sresh24
    Sharon Reshef@sresh24
    @campusprogress What are the administration's long-term plans for keeping Stafford rates low? #WHchat #DontDoubleMyRate
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 10:52:33
  6. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    @sresh24 Congress needs to get the short term fix done this wk, then immediately move toward a long term solution #DontDoubleMyRate #WHChat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:06:40
  7. jodikimmelman
    Jodi Kimmelman@jodikimmelman
    #WHChat. What about former students from 2006-2008 who have fixed 6.8% direct loans? Any way to get those lowered?
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 09:21:04
  8. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    .@jodikimmelman For people that are repaying we have Income Based Repayment available to help you manage debt: wh.gov/uc1 #WHChat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:08:10
  9. _ndrw
    Andrew Chen@_ndrw
    #WHChat College affordability is good, but how about support for alternatives to the traditional 4-year college?
    Tue, Jun 26 2012 13:13:57
  10. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    .@_ndrw Everyone needs some form of higher ed. 4 yr university, 2 yr comm college, trade/ tech/ voc training. $2B invested in CCs #WHChat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:10:07
  11. KMBloomfield
    Kevin Bloomfield@KMBloomfield
    What about the claim that colleges increase tuition because they know that federal grants and loans will eventually catch up? #whchat
    Tue, Jun 26 2012 11:26:15
  12. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    .@KMBloomfield Last 30yrs tuition has gone up every year, only 19 of those yrs had increases in #pell grants (1 of 2) #whchat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:12:42
  13. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    .@KMBloomfield In 1yr #pell grants actually went down. No correlation (2 of 2) #whchat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:13:11
  14. CodeMonkey76
    Jake@CodeMonkey76
    @arneduncan How is enabling people to take on more debt 'making college affordable'? Why not *lower costs*? #WHChat
    Tue, Jun 26 2012 08:10:34
  15. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    .@CodeMonkey76 Many universities are -- but not enough. We need consumers to vote with their feet & make smart decisions #whchat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:14:02
  16. kd_oneal
    Keith O'Neal@kd_oneal
    #WHChat How does Congress expect us to compete for jobs when we can't afford the necessary training. Even community college rates are high.
    Thu, Jun 21 2012 08:34:22
  17. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    .@kd_oneal Pell covers tuition @ most community colleges + tax credit up to $2500/yr #whchat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:15:35
  18. Twittymilk
    Ms. KiKi Baby@Twittymilk
    @whitehouse @arneduncan what is the plan for helping students deal with private loans? There's no reprieve for those struggling #WHChat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:07:38
  19. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    .@Twittymilk @CFPB is on the beat - taking complaints about private student loans: consumerfinance.gov #whchat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:17:15
  20. pslutsky
    Peter Slutsky@pslutsky
    @usedgov @whitehouse @arneduncan Is the cost of a private school college education worth it in 2012 for a middle class family? #WHchat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:14:14
  21. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    .@pslutsky There are many great choices - public & private - look @ all your options & decide what's best for you & your family #whchat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:18:20
  22. Stoptesting15
    Chris Cerrone@Stoptesting15
    #WHChat How do we prepare students for college or careers when the emphasis in many schools is test scores?
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:14:07
  23. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    .@Stoptesting15 we are giving states flexibility from #NCLB; many are much more focused on graduation rates & college going rates. #whchat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:21:27
  24. DontForgetEd
    Don't Forget Ed@DontForgetEd
    Q for @arneduncan @WHLive: America's education system has fallen behind other nations'. What can we learn from them? #WHChat #DontForgetEd
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 10:30:24
  25. arneduncan
    Arne Duncan@arneduncan
    .@DontForgetEd High performing nations all attract & retain great talent into teaching. We must elevate & strengthen the profession #whchat
    Wed, Jun 27 2012 11:23:48

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