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In my view, this could be done by massively supporting public universities, community colleges, and trade schools. I think the constant focus on a few "elite"
by analog31 3y ago
In my view, this could be done by massively supporting public universities, community colleges, and trade schools.
I think the constant focus on a few "elite" colleges distorts the entire dialogue about higher education. They don't represent the people. Their antics make the working class angry, and stoke anti-education propaganda.
The state college systems stand a much better chance of educating a larger number of more diverse people, especially dollar for dollar.
- the_snooze 3y ago>The state college systems stand a much better chance of educating a larger number of more diverse people, especially dollar for dollar. I wouldn't mind seeing the spread of UT Austin's automatic admissions system, where Texas high school seniors are accepted if they graduate in the top 6% of their class [1]. This gives representation across all of Texas, regardless of the resources or demographics of any given high school. State universities need to get back to serving their states at large, and not filling their classes with out-of-staters who pay full freight. [1] https://news.utexas.edu/2021/09/21/automatic-admissions-threshold-remains-at-6-for-ut-austin/ https://news.utexas.edu/2021/09/21/automatic-admissions-thre...
- analog31 3y agoAt first glance, it seems like supporting the schools could reduce the funding gap between in- and out-of-state students. Right now the schools are forced to scramble for money by whatever means possible.