PhotoTo the Editor:Re “Education Bill Erases Obama-Era Protections for Students” (news article, Dec. 13):As a predictor of social mobility, higher education remains the most promising path to entering the middle class. Understanding this, President Barack Obama made higher education a clear priority, laying down a challenge to have the highest proportion of college-educated adults of any country. We are falling short of this goal, and now is not the time to abandon this country’s historical commitment to higher education. Instead of putting up financial roadblocks, our government should work on creative ways to make college more affordable to middle-class families. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyInstead of penalizing Americans who understand the value of supporting higher education, Congress should champion a tax structure to encourage philanthropy.

Source: New York Times December 17, 2017 22:41 UTC