Nice Read on Public Colleges

phobicsquirrel

beatnic

phobicsquirrel

Jefferson was very proud of his free college. Education is the anchor to a great society, to deny that is damning itself.

raisindot

From an affordability and financial aid point, the entire high education system, both public and private, and completely and irrevocably broken. Only the wealthy can go anywhere they want, and everyone else has to settle for whatever small pittance of financial aid will be offered. Public colleges shouldn't necessarily be cost-fee, but there should be more federal and state programs (besides the military) that waive or pay most tuition costs for students who agree to, say, spend the first two years after college working at living wage salaries as teachers or healthcare or social worker aides or other public services role in low income and rural areas of need.

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beatnic

I don't think college should be free or easy. It should be a challenge to get in, and to finish.

phobicsquirrel

beatnic:

I don't think college should be free or easy. It should be a challenge to get in, and to finish.

never said college should be easy to get into. though sure even now some are. not all colleges should be free, I mean it's like anything if you have the money then you get to go to Harvard or Yale. But for community colleges or even some state colleges there should be programs that allow people to go to school free. Oregon is starting something like that soon which I think is a great idea if it is ran properly. Obama talked about it for a while though it never got any where. Public service for higher is is IMO a good start.

beatnic