With rising tuition costs, student loans has become one of the largest consumer borrowing in this country. Student debt grows as more attend college because tuition costs continue to rise faster than income. And, weak job markets leave worry of lingering debt on graduates.

In other countries, higher education is free or heavily subsidized.

Yet, funding for public universities and college were pulled in the U.S. during the 2008 financial crisis. Because of this, many of us must choose between higher education and crippling debt. As your next servant, I promise to:

• Champion

  - tuition-free public colleges and universities

• Tuition cap for private universities

• Limit student loan borrowing

• Partial loan forgiveness