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In reply to the discussion: We should ALL support free college, because a college education should be an EDUCATION. [View all]ljm2002
(10,751 posts)23. Looks to me like it applies to a lot of people...
...not just the "middle class and wealthy" (although why you would be against helping the middle class... ?):
http://www.thinkadvisor.com/2015/05/13/83-of-americans-say-they-cant-afford-college-edwar
83% of Americans Say They Cant Afford College: Edward Jones Poll
May 13, 2015
College costs continue to rise, and an Edward Jones survey finds that 83% of Americans say they cannot afford the expense of a college education.
Also, the poor who attend college have many obstacles, including financial:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/10/20/why-poor-kids-dont-stay-in-college/
Why poor kids dont stay in college
October 20, 2014
(...)
Even after controlling for ability, the gap in college graduation rates persists. Low-income students who scored between 1200 and 1600 on their SATs were half as likely to finish college than their counterparts in the top 25 percent of the income distribution, according to one analysis of data from 2000. Economic distress can dim a students chances by forcing her to take on part-time jobs or reduce her credit load to help out at home.
In short, the afflictions of poverty dont just disappear after a student gets into college.
In short, the afflictions of poverty dont just disappear after a student gets into college.
IMO financial help such as free tuition and very low interest rates on student loans will help the poor students the most, since they have few alternative resources to draw on. I say this as someone who went to college many years ago by taking advantage of such programs -- grants, low-interest loans and work-study. I believe UC was still tuition-free for in-state students at that time; if not, the tuition was still very low. So I do know how much every bit of financial help, helps, especially if one is poor.
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We should ALL support free college, because a college education should be an EDUCATION. [View all]
Ken Burch
Jan 2016
OP
That's a big part of it. And the worst thing is, our party's leaders have largely accepted the idea
Ken Burch
Jan 2016
#5
I don't think that free public college is something I am against but it sounds more like a slogan
seaglass
Jan 2016
#9
Who is eligible? Is this the College for All Act - 67% of cost paid by Fed and 33%
seaglass
Jan 2016
#12
Are you stating a fact or making an assumption? If I want to take college courses for
seaglass
Jan 2016
#15
Did you notice that you didn't answer any of my questions? They are all real questions. I would be
seaglass
Jan 2016
#22
Asking for details = shifting the debate. OK. I'm not really interested in either cut and paste
seaglass
Jan 2016
#34
The Univ of CA nominally had "free tuition" but in the 60's it was actually about
LuckyLib
Jan 2016
#46
"exposure to real ideas, real discussion, a chance to stretch their minds to the fullest"
FLPanhandle
Jan 2016
#29
A degree carried more weight? Ask the millions of young women who graduated in the
LuckyLib
Jan 2016
#47