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Byron Donalds: “We have to get out of this model that we've been in for the…”

Featuring: Byron Donalds, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 19

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Educational Freedom & The Future of Florida - Congressman Byron Donalds

Published | Video Starts at 13:55

So trying to push down the cost of higher education is important, but I would stress it's not just about the costs, it's also about the value. Yes, the value of higher education has to be there. We have to get out of this model that we've been in for the past 40 years or so, where we graduate a lot of students with higher education degrees, but those degrees do not equate to a paycheck that's viable in the real world. And I think for higher education, this is going to be the next major challenge for them. I mean, look, I want kids to be educated. (13:55–14:13)

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Asserts that the current model of higher education often results in degrees that do not lead to viable paychecks.

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