Education Policy | Brookings
US presidential candidates urged to prioritize youth vote, focusing on education issues like student debt, equity, quality of learning, and school safety. UNLV students highlight importance of education for workforce readiness, social mobility, and civic engagement. Rising higher education costs and student debt crisis concern students, questioning cost-benefit of higher education. Students call for more media coverage on equity, inclusion, and school safety, criticizing focus on culture war discussions. They urge candidates to center youth perspectives in policy and media agendas, advocating for youth participation in policymaking and collaboration with youth-led organizations.