The Political War Against Education (and Students)

[dewline]

Where's the web page for the people who've organized those pro-science marches? Evidence for Democracy, right?

I think we have another mission that might benefit from their advice...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pc-government-tuition-fees-1.4981987

It's been a long time since my last community college diploma. And it wasn't easy to pay off the student loan. I was hoping that things would keep getting easier for the kids coming into universities and community colleges after my generation, but it seems there's a bunch of people who are Offended by that very idea. Their taking offence against such things is not acceptable.

So...

Comments

[notasupervillain]

The argument is that someone benefits in their future finances from education so ought to pay for it.

The idea that the country as a whole benefits from an educated populace...

[dewline]

There's merit to both of those opinions, because there's truth in both. But I get the sense that you and I agree on this...

[thewayne]

It really offends me that coming out of high school in the early '80s, making little better than minimum wage, I could put myself through community college while living at home. Now? Forget it. Six credit hours is over $500 before books and additional fees. New Mexico has lots of grants if you maintain good grades, some funded by the lottery system - we're a very poor and low population density state.

Fortunately I don't pay for up to six hours per semester as my wife is a university employee and I get a spousal tuition benefit. I should be completing my core classes for a library science Associate's degree this semester, but I have to knock off a communications class over the summer before the degree is done. Then to see what I can put together for a bachelor's. The library program is moribund: all classes end at the end of 2020, and no bachelor's degree or MLS was ever offered here.