Pell Grants Gives 'Opportunity for All' to Attend College
Commonwealth Club - SF Club Office
Martha Kanter, U.S. under secretary of education, discusses her plan for cutting college tuition.At UC Davis, tuition and fees have risen a staggering 185 percent over the past decade, and this is not an isolated case. The cost of higher education has skyrocketed across the state in recent years, pushing the prospect of a degree further out of reach for many students. What can be done to turn this crisis around and keep education affordable? Come put your tough questions to an education insider, at both the local and national levels. Kanter has served as U.S. under secretary of education since June 2009. From 2003 to 2009, she was chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, one of the largest community college districts in the nation, serving more than 45,000 students. Kanter is charged with planning and policy responsibilities to implement President Obama's goal for the U.S. to have "the best educated, most competitive workforce in the world by 2020," as measured by the proportion of college graduates over the next decade. She will discuss the adminstration’s plans to expand the availability of college for every American who seeks it.
