Posts Tagged ‘Community College’
Shelton channels Adam Smith »
Somewhere, a distant universe explodes: What we’ve seen over the years is a shift significantly from public support for education to the students and the families supporting education. And there’s an argument for that. It’s a private good, you’re going to earn more money, you’re going to have horizons lifted and you’re going to live a [...]
Sheepskin without the wineskin memories »
In an earlier post, I alluded to my thoughts on getting rid of "most everything" that fees and other such expenses currently cover. It seems that the state of Pennsylvania is considering an idea down that same path: In an attempt to help lower the cost of earning a bachelor’s degree, Pennsylvania’s State Board of Education has proposed [...]
Cecilia Rouse »
According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the latest appointee to President-elect Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, Cecilia Rouse, is an expert on "the economics of education." We would be best to avoid the excesses of Obamology, but I hope that this appointment doesn't mean another joust at "comprehensive" education reform à la No [...]
Wrestling With Tuition »
The UA is not alone in its struggles with tuition in the somehow unanticipated paucity of state funds. The cover story on today's Inside Higher Ed discusses a new paper released by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC -- rolls right off the tongue) on how these state schools can address the [...]