Here’s how Warren responded to some questions.

Warren, whose mantra on the campaign trail has become, “I have a plan for that,” eagerly laid out her plan to forgive 95 percent of student loan debt, paid for by a 2 percent tax on wealth of $50 million or more. It would cancel up to $50,000 of loans for 43 million students.

“This is … one of the core changes we need to make in this economy,” Warren said.

Student loan debt, she said, “is like dumping rocks” on students, particularly minorities. “No great country builds a future by crushing people who are trying to get an education.”

She said the plan would reduce high teacher turnover, which in some cases stems from younger teachers unable to pay off student loans on public school salaries.

Warren, a leader of the Democratic Party’s liberal wing, has at times faced skepticism over her ability to win compared with a candidate seen as more moderate, like Biden. One educator, who is registered as independent, asked Warren how she would bridge the partisan divide to appeal to independents or even conservatives.

She told the crowd that her economic justice policies, such as student debt forgiveness, are popular across party lines. She mentioned her own family: Only one of three brothers is a Democrat.

“Imagine our Thanksgivings,” she joked. “But the point is, on the core values, we’re all there.” All of her brothers support access to affordable health care, pre-K education, and affordable college, she said. “They want to see an America that’s opening opportunities, so I think we can do this.”

Asked how she’d empower women, Warren recalled the way she overcame being written off in her bid for her Senate seat.

Her mantra became: “I’m running for Senate because that’s what girls do.”