--- title: "Our Sources for Infographic: 2016 Presidential Candidates" description: "Our Sources for Infographic: 2016 Presidential Candidates" --- ![credoreference](https://blog.credoreference.com/hubfs/Reference/Reference%20Logos/Credo%20Logos/Credo_Landingpage_header-Blog.jpg "credoreference")   - [Credo in Action](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/credo-in-action) - [First Year Experience](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/first-year-experience) - [Il Learning Community](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/information-literacy) - [Affordable Learning Solutions](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/affordable-learning-solutions) # Our Sources for Infographic: 2016 Presidential Candidates Posted by [john.hutchinson](https://blog.credoreference.com/author/john.hutchinson) on 3/11/16 2:00 PM [Uncategorized](https://blog.credoreference.com/topic/uncategorized) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The following are our information sources for the [2016 Election Infographic](https://blog.credoreference.com/2016/03/infographic-2016-election/%20‎E). **Access and Opportunity:** **Hillary Clinton:** Statements and quote come from Hillary Clinton's campaign website: [https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/college/](https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/college/) **Bernie Sanders:** Tuition free college: [https://berniesanders.com/issues/its-time-to-make-college-tuition-free-and-debt-free/](https://berniesanders.com/issues/its-time-to-make-college-tuition-free-and-debt-free/) Bernie Sanders' quotes: Democratic Presidential Debate, Manchester NH, Dec 19 2015 **By 2018, 65% of jobs will require a college degree.** [https://cew.georgetown.edu/report/recovery-job-growth-and-education-requirements-through-2020/](https://cew.georgetown.edu/report/recovery-job-growth-and-education-requirements-through-2020/) **Accountability and Performance:** **John Kasich:** Ohio’s performance-based funding: [https://www.ohiohighered.org/press/new-performance-based-model-higher-education-ohio](https://www.ohiohighered.org/press/new-performance-based-model-higher-education-ohio) Expand access to college credit: [https://www.johnkasich.com/education/](https://www.johnkasich.com/education/) John Kasich quote: [http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/01/read\_gov\_john\_kasichs\_inaugura.html](http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2015/01/read_gov_john_kasichs_inaugura.html) **Marco Rubio** Positions: [https://marcorubio.com/issues-2/marco-rubio-position-higher-education-policy-college/](https://marcorubio.com/issues-2/marco-rubio-position-higher-education-policy-college/) Quote: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., delivered keynote remarks Feb. 10, 2016, at The Next America event, "Making Community Colleges Work." **“81% of employers consider critical thinking to be among the most important college learning outcomes.”** [**"**https://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/files/LEAP/EmployerPrioritiesChart\_2015.pdf](https://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/files/LEAP/EmployerPrioritiesChart_2015.pdf) **Local Decision-making and Personal Responsibility**   **Ted Cruz** State and local education, and Common Core: [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/03/10/ted-cruz-i-will-work-to-abolish-the-federal-department-of-education/](http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/03/10/ted-cruz-i-will-work-to-abolish-the-federal-department-of-education/) Quote: [https://www.tedcruz.org/five-for-freedom-summary/](https://www.tedcruz.org/five-for-freedom-summary/) **Donald Trump** Cuts to DOE: Fox News Sunday 2015 Coverage of 2016 presidential hopefuls, Oct 18, 2015 “You graduate from college…” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8db8BUW0l9Y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8db8BUW0l9Y) “Education has to be local.” Presidential announcement speech, New York City, June 16, 2015. **"The significance of information literacy education lies in its potential to encourage deep, rather than surface learning..."** From Christine Bruce's Keynote Address to the 3rd Lifelong Learning Conference, Yeppoon, June 2004 “Information Literacy as a catalyst for educational change” [http://www.christinebruce.com.au/publications/publications-2004/ http://eprints.qut.edu.au/4977/1/4977\_1.pdf](http://www.christinebruce.com.au/publications/publications-2004/) Other relevant statistics: 3 out of 4 recent graduates report trouble locating relevant and affordable sources to stay current in their work and personal lives, given the volume of information they face every day. [http://projectinfolit.org/images/pdfs/2016\_lifelonglearning\_noappendices.pdf](http://projectinfolit.org/images/pdfs/2016_lifelonglearning_noappendices.pdf) 60% of business leaders value graduates with broadly applicable “soft” skills like problem solving and communication over applied training and industry-speci c capabilities. 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