Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are set to battle it out and one of the issues that they have tackled is education. Both candidates agree that there is a growing problem with education, especially how students from the United States are behind their counterparts from other countries and how states could not really afford to maintain schools as some buildings are just left crumbling.
Even though Clinton and Trump may be similar in viewing education as a problem. However, the place where they draw the line is how to solve such dilemma.
Trump's answer to the problem is by ridding the education system of Common Core and encouraging colleges to curb school costs. Clinton's solution, on the other hand, is to use bonds to rebuild schools, make college free for poor yet deserving students and more pay for teachers.
The Business Insider reports that Donald Trump has been consistent and repetitive when it comes to the abolishment of Common Core as he joins the popular belief that Common Core is not a proper metric in gauging the capability of the student especially if he or she wants to go to College. Hillary Clinton, however, has continuously emphasized her free college tuition plan for students to remain debt-free even after graduating from college, which does not seem to be the trend for several states.
The State reports that while both candidates present these plans, the word "education" has only been mentioned less than half of the time the words "Russia" and "jobs" have been for the past three Presidential debates. It may seem though that education was not much of a focus on the debates as it may have been focused on several "hot" issues such as Clinton's emails or the legality of Barack Obama's citizenship in the United States.
With all that is said and done, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton present these clear-cut solutions in solving education in the United States. One of them surely will win the Presidency and it is up to the American public, which policy may come into fruition.
