Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than...
by webmaven on Sunday March 20, 2022 @05:10PM
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> If they made college free in America it would be severely underfunded and suffer all the same problems as American high school.
You would only get those same problems if you made college mandatory, as well as free.
A real commitment to a policy of free tertiary education would also expand the availability of trade schools not just universities.
Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than...
by nebula8804 on Monday March 21, 2022 @04:27PM
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>A real commitment to a policy of free tertiary education would also expand the availability of trade schools not just universities.
This is part of the proposal of progressives. They always emphasized the freedom for a student to choose between trade school or community college, and then move on to a public 4 year school if they chose to do so.
Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than...
by seibelj on Monday March 21, 2022 @12:19AM
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No, it would be extraordinarily funded, but the money would not go to the students. NYC now spends over $30k per year, per student https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-ny-school-spendi...
Public education in the US is the most well-funded per student you can find anywhere. Yet somehow it doesn't translate into top-tier teachers nor top-tier outcomes. It's almost like giving huge amounts of money to unaccountable bureaucrats doesn't solve problems.
If there is no money in something, then it's assumed there is no value. It's the American way.