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Why Biden's education pledges remain unfulfilled

Why Biden's pledges of free college, waiving student debt remain unfulfilled

Aired 01/21/2022

PBS News Hour

Why Biden's education pledges remain unfulfilled

Clip: 1/21/2022 | 4m 58sVideo has Closed Captions

Why Biden's pledges of free college, waiving student debt remain unfulfilled

One year into President Joe Biden's tenure, we take stock of the status of some of his key campaign promises surrounding education, including the promise to reopen K-12 schools during the pandemic and provide two years of free community college. Geoff Bennett reports.

Aired 01/21/2022

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