Does the United States education system need fixing? There are some sectors who claim it is indeed broken and that a Hillary Clinton victory in the polls is not the answer to this dilemma.
The lack of job opportunities has been blamed on the mismatch of skills and available jobs. But these issues can only be solved by a presidential candidate who is committed to raise the diminishing state of U.S. education.
An opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal claimed that schools in the United States are not producing workers with the skills necessary to take on the requirements of the modern workplace. But will voters be able to make a difference in how the educations system will work in the future if they choose Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton or the other way around?
For one, Clinton has been criticized for her proposed education policies which critics said will take the education system backwards. Part of Clinton's education platform are affordability of higher education costs and technical education.
"We have to make sure education is available and affordable to everyone. We need to make college affordable so that you don't have to borrow... and pay off your [student] debt," Clinton said, according to the Fontana Herald News. Clinton also promised free education for the college community if she gets elected, even as she pushed for technical education.
This was basically the reason why Clinton stressed the need to increase educational access for everyone in front of a huge audience at the Johnson Family Practice Center at the University of California Riverside. Voters have also become tired of the mudslinging, which seemed to be the main event of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and they want both the Republican and Democratic candidates to elaborate on their education policy.
The Business Insider believes Trump's multiple lawsuits in relation to claims that his very own Trump University was responsible for defrauding students does not help either. So, who among these two presidential candidates offer the best education program needed by the country today?
The National Education Association has pitched in for Clinton and narrated how she has proven to be a public education supporter as shown by the award she got from the Association. The group has lined up Clinton's accomplishments as an educators advocate and her commitment to reduce the conduct of standardized tests in the US education system. Clinton's campaign for special education funding has also helped her gain the support of the education sector.
