Less than half of Ohio's young adults are likely to enroll in college by age 19, and those who do pay more than the national average to attend, according to a report on higher education released Wednesday, Dec. 3.
The independent study by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education graded states in six overall performance categories. (cont.)
Does this include places like Owens are Lourdes?
to see they confirm that the out of control spending has outstripped the ability for Ohioans to pay for an education. Maybe Colleges should look to cut costs instead of passing on new spending onto students, then Ohio won't do so bad.
I agree. Likewise I believe secondary education should be completely tax deductable from income tax, it's an investment in our country's future.
Also to relate this to another thread. College education is getting out of control. Every year it goes up by huge ammounts. Yet 18-29 is the HIGHEST age group of uninsured. The two issues are invariably linked. At some point we are going to have to deal with one and it will most definitely affect the other.
MikeyA
Ohio has long been low on the list of states that offer "affordable" college education. This is a reflection of the amount of state and federal funding relegated to the state's 37 public colleges and universities , which has been cut severely over the past twenty years.
Back in the early 1990s, the legislature deemed that some of the money distributed to higher education would be better spent on K-12,which prepares them for college, and the Ohio Board of Regents was told to find ways to make higher-ed financially leaner. Many PhD and research programs were cut, and universities (including UT) were reorganized to do just what Chris suggests--cut the glut to take the burden off the student. Further, tuition caps were put in place.
Currently that cap is 9%... schools cannot raise their tuition more than that over the previous year.
But, the state's schools are in a tuition freeze and have been since 2006. Part of the OBR's strategic plan is to continue to reduce the burden on the student, which may mean increasing the burden on the taxpayer. They are doing some other proactive things, like lobbying book publishers to keep those costs down.
With all that being said, I want to add that I see students in my classroom everyday who not only appreciate and value their college education, but deserve to be able to continue it to the end. I have four in classes right now who joined the military to pay for school. I have quite a few students who work full time and go to school full time--some are non-traditional students with families--and still others have debilitating illnesses, and another whose child has a life-threatening illness. All of these students, despite the difficulties and trials, are in class, do their work, and engage in the material--they work hard. These are the students who need a more affordable education.
My colleagues and I also have first-year students who seem to think that college is something you "do" when you aren't doing something else more engaging, like texting, or sleeping. They come to college because they think they should--their culture tells them they have to in order to succeed in life.
They might be excited for a few weeks, then they start skipping class, failing to turn in work, etc...Then they expect the teacher to permit them to turn things in late without penalty, etc... I've had students come to 10 am classes drunk. I've had more who refuse to buy their book, then tell me they don't buy any books.
Just two weeks ago, I asked a student what her parents would think if they knew that she had missed 22 classes that they are paying for. She said, 'they aren't paying for it. The government is."
I care--not only because I am contributing to this young lady's schooling, but because I hate to see someone squander what others would appreciate. Not all 18 year olds are ready for the demands of college, and we shouldn't be covering their bill if they don't value it. This of course is a Catch-22: if you restrict enrollment based on merit/performance, the university doesn't get the student subsidy, and prices increase for the students who do perform well.