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Absolutely right. The $800 billion owed in tuition reimbursement, which will eventually be forgiven given the current climate, is the reason govt needs to stay

• mjevans 12y ago
  Or just outright make this the equivalent of high school, but for students that actually /want/ to be there, instead of whom are /required/ to be there. That, and sports distractions instead of academic pursuits, are the most grievous reasons 'High School' isn't fulfilling the role that '2 years of community college' is supposed to provide.
  • brenschluss 12y ago
    > The proposal would cover half-time and full-time students who maintain a 2.5 grade point average and “make steady progress toward completing a program,” White House officials said. So it will be performance based, rewarding only those students who have a good grade, incentivizing studying.
• therealdrag0 12y ago
  What if it was done like healthcare, something like where the government caps the tuition they're willing to spend per student and negotiates lower tuitions by having numbers? I that possible? Maybe that would force universities to cut costs. But would that be so bad? I feel like a lot of university spending is trying to be fancy to attract more students not because it's valuable to student learning or well-being.
  • sukilot 12y ago
    What you are describing is the phenomenally successful 20th Century state and city college system, which was destroyed by the baby boomers
  • sukilot 12y ago
    What you are describing is the phenomenally successful 20th Century state and city college system, which was destroyed by the baby boomers