Rubio proposes higher education alternatives to college

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio proposed alternatives such as accredited online courses and a student loan program involving private investment firms as ways to bridge the "growing opportunity gap between haves and have-nots, those who have advanced education and those who do not."
Rubio proposed that Congress establish an independent accrediting agency that would assess free online courses as transferrable credits, and that workers earn certifications or degrees obtained outside traditional institutions after passing standardized tests. The Senator made these proposals at an education forum at Miami Dade College on Monday. More...