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Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez believes that everyone has the right to an affordable, high quality education — starting at pre-K and extending through post-secondary education. As a lifelong public school student, she understands the importance of funding our local K-12 schools and public colleges. That is why she has proudly advocated for full federal funding towards educational programs, such as Head-Start and TRIO, which ensure all students have access to affordable pre-k and receive the support they need to apply to and attend college, respectively. 

She also pushed President Biden to keep his promise to forgive $10k in student debt, and she believes we need to do more. She believes we should forgive all outstanding federal and private student loans, and she supports eliminating tuition and fees for all public universities. For more on the Congresswoman’s work on this issue, please see below.