Lately I haven't a ton being thrown about by both major U.S. parties about education, and truly, I feel that that subject is being pushed aside by more 'popular' (or so to speak) issues like gas prices, immigration, and the Iraq war.
Lately I haven't gotten the sense that the nation is doing enough to help relieve rising tuition costs and affording every family the right to government aid to help pay for college.
As an incoming college freshman, my parents and were 'sticker shocked' when we saw the price tag for our local university, UC Riverside in Riverside, California. Though it is a private school, it costs about $25,000 a year. Though comparatively not much in relation to other schools, it is still more than what my $90,000 earning family can afford.
As part of my so-called financial aid package, the university doled out a healthy amount of ----
loans.
No gift money, no university grants, nada. I understand that most universities spend a lot of funds on other things, and giving out more money to those that are in need (or at least in need more) but I also recently found out that state universities across my state of California propose on raising tuition by another $2000 by the next year, and by the same quota the year after that.
Now I don't know if anyone in the education department here has heard, but the economy is falling on hard times, and rising prices in practically everything are hurting families' ability to pay for pressing needs. I think it's outrageous to undermine the foundation of the future of the nation; by making it more difficult for aspiring college students to even pay for their education (in addition to the fact that many students for 5 years, adding more costs).
Anyone else feel the same way I do?
Anyone not?
Opinions please.
Lately I haven't gotten the sense that the nation is doing enough to help relieve rising tuition costs and affording every family the right to government aid to help pay for college.
As an incoming college freshman, my parents and were 'sticker shocked' when we saw the price tag for our local university, UC Riverside in Riverside, California. Though it is a private school, it costs about $25,000 a year. Though comparatively not much in relation to other schools, it is still more than what my $90,000 earning family can afford.
As part of my so-called financial aid package, the university doled out a healthy amount of ----
loans.
No gift money, no university grants, nada. I understand that most universities spend a lot of funds on other things, and giving out more money to those that are in need (or at least in need more) but I also recently found out that state universities across my state of California propose on raising tuition by another $2000 by the next year, and by the same quota the year after that.
Now I don't know if anyone in the education department here has heard, but the economy is falling on hard times, and rising prices in practically everything are hurting families' ability to pay for pressing needs. I think it's outrageous to undermine the foundation of the future of the nation; by making it more difficult for aspiring college students to even pay for their education (in addition to the fact that many students for 5 years, adding more costs).
Anyone else feel the same way I do?
Anyone not?
Opinions please.