Here’s an interesting examination of Education and Culture couched in terms of how much education costs and what the benefits are of subsidised higher ed.
Mulling Tuition Policy at Community Colleges
The concept of “high tuition/high aid” as a policy for public higher education is frequently discussed as an option for four-year colleges, and especially for flagships. The theory goes that students are better off at universities that charge more so that they have more educational resources — and that the potential for lost access for low-income students can be prevented through generous student aid programs.
You might consider adding this feed to your aggregators. K-12 teachers need to know what they’re preparing students for
April 8th, 2008 at 11:48 am
[...] Mulling Tuition Policy [...]
April 12th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
[...] 2008 Filed under: EDUC 628 — remonzer @ 9:29 pm I was surprised to learn from this post http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/04/08/mulling-tuition-policy/ that community colleges at one time had been free and that during the 1930s, 1940s, and early [...]
April 13th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
[...] suggested by Dr. Lowell in his post Mulling Tuition Policy, I read the article by Scott Jaschik. What was quoted in the last paragraph really caught my [...]