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Clinton announced
the plan at a town hall meeting in Dubuque, Iowa, as she
continued to highlight her platform to make college more
affordable.
The proposal would increase funding from $15 million to $250
million for a federal program that provides matching funds to
states and institutions for on-campus child care. Her campaign
estimates it would create 250,000 additional spaces for the
children of students.
Clinton also said she would create a "SPARK College Scholarship"
to help parents pay for their own higher education.
It would provide up to $1,500 per year to as many as one million
student parents who achieve minimum grade levels and meet other
requirements, the campaign said.
"Paying for college is driving more and more people farther from
their dreams," Clinton said in Dubuque.
Earlier this week, Clinton announced a plan to increase access
to tuition grants, allow graduates to refinance existing loans
at lower interest rates, streamline income-based repayment plans
and police predatory lenders.
The program would cost an estimated $350 billion over 10 years
and would be paid for by capping itemized tax deductions for the
wealthy.
Clinton, the front-runner in the race to become the Democratic
nominee for the November 2016 election, on Friday won the
endorsement of the International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers. It was the second national union to give her
the stamp of approval.
(Reporting by Amanda Becker in Clear Lake; Editing by Frances
Kerry)
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