Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush Spar on Social Media Over New Education Plan

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently took to social media to spar over a new education plan as the two 2016 presidential hopefuls rev up for the presidential race.

The debate began on Twitter when Clinton posted a link explaining her new education plan that would attempt to cut costs for attending public university. The plan would seek to reduce or eliminate loans for students attending four-year public universities in the country.

After Clinton's camp posted a link to her newly-proposed education plan, Bush responded by posting an infographic that suggested Clinton's plan would actually raise student loan cost under the "Democratic White House."

The volley of tweets then began, with Clinton responding that Bush had failed to make college affordable when he served as Governor of Florida.

"When I left office, tuition for Florida's public 4-yr universities was the lowest of any state. Conservative policies work," Bush responded to Clinton.

Bush also took to his campaign website to condemn the education plan, arguing that it would "raise the cost of college even further and shift the burden to hardworking taxpayers."

"This irresponsible proposal would raise taxes, increase government debt, and double-down on the failed Obama economic policies that have led to a 'new normal' of sluggish economic growth, rising college costs spurred by Washington, and limited opportunities for all Americans – including recent college graduates," Bush wrote.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio has also condemned the plan, arguing that instead of focusing on public four year colleges, American students should instead focus on vocational jobs or taking courses online.