I thought these articles were quite interesting because I have witnessed some of the things mentioned. The tuition at Baruch increased dramatically within one year and I also remember them cutting the Vallone Scholarship. Someone also told me that tuition was going to continuously increase. (Which makes me glad that I only have a semester left) I thought it was ironic how people used to be concerned about high school dropout rates. However, it seems that they are now concerned about the increase of high school graduates. Who knew that the increase of high school graduates was going to be considered a problem?
Since there are more and more high school students graduating and enrolling in public higher education, there are more cuts. Funds are going to Medicare and there are more cuts in public education. Even in one of the articles, it said that schools were being shut down because there was not enough funds to support it. It is sad to see that students are finally doing their part as students but the government is slowly abandoning these kids. The government is always stressing about how education is so important, however, I feel like that education is the first place they make cuts in. I know it is not the government’s fault but I feel like they always prioritize other programs before education.
Some questions that came to mind was:
Is it really the government’s responsibility to provide so much funding for students in public higher education?
Do you think that the government should prioritize education programs? Do you feel it is wrong for them to cut education funds to increase funds for Medicare?