Annotated Bibliography Bayer, Casey. “What Does Free College Really Mean?.” Harvard Graduate School of Education. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 17 January 2017. Web. 20 March 2018. In the article, Casey Bayer wrote about a future plan that the New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, brought up. Then, the author wrote about Professor David Deming’s response to Harvard’s questions about the plan in New York and the explanation of what free college is. In the article, one of the main issues of free college, that Bayer and Professor Deming tries to address is that if college is free then how will it affect the quality of the education. Bruenig, Matt. “The Case Against Free College.” The New Republic. The New Republic, 5 October …show more content…
2015.Web. 20 March 2018. Matt Bruenig wrote that a free college can have, to some people, these meanings that there would be no tuition, that the cost of living would be taken care of, and that there might be a mixture of programs to help the students.
Bruenig also wrote that free college would contribute mainly to the upper class than to the lower and working classes who need it. He then wrote that free college should be a welfare benefit for all instead of something that is just for students. Ellison, Keith. “The Argument for Tuition-Free College.” The American Prospect. The American Prospect. 14 April 2016.Web. 20 March 2018. Keith Ellison wrote, in his introduction, that President Lincoln made the Land Grant College Act into law in 1862. Ellison then went on and wrote that the time is now to have free colleges. After this he presented his solution that relies upon the federal government investing in states that lower the cost of colleges. Next, he says the first step is to get rid of the student loan debt. Finally, Ellison wrote that everything in college is free. Throughout the article he makes sure to point out that everybody deserves to benefit from a free college. Kelly, Andrew. “The Problem Is That Free College Isn’t Free.” The New York Times. The New York Times Company, 20 January 2016.Web. 20 March
2018. Andrew Kelly wrote that free college has flaws in it. He wrote that even if college was free it would not truly be free. Then, Kelly wrote that all of the plans they have focus on tuition is the main problem and they do not focus on the quality and people’s readiness in college. Lane, Charles. “College doesn’t need to be free.” The Washington Post. The Washington Post. 21 May 2015.Web.20 March 2018. Charles Lane wrote about Bernie Sanders plan on making college free. With the plan college would be payed for by taxes. Lane then wrote about what William Baumol, the economist, thinks concerning free college After which Lane went more in depth on Sanders plan by showing what it might look like in the future. To back up his claims Lane wrote about Germany, which already has free colleges
Colleges and community colleges have their share of faults, and these three writers express what should be done to repair the broken system; if Carey were to attempt upholding his view that for-profits have their place in education, the result would be complete annihilation. Yes, for-profits benefit those who reap gains from the system, but Hacker and Dreifus and Addison would tear apart this view with the true meaning of education. Educated graduates with jobs that help create a better society are essential to the function of societies all over the world; therefore, colleges exist for the purpose of producing these graduates capable of making a difference. Students need education—students are the purpose of education. Although Carey’s claim—the government should not interfere with the success of for-profit owners—has integrity, Hacker, Dreifus, and Addison all believe that it is not in the right place. In their view, for-profits have no value to anyone but the owners. In sum, Carey would be shut down with the reality that an education system with the central purpose of earning profit does not value providing an education that benefits both students and society—the main focus is money. In turn, what is available could hardly be considered an education, according to Hacker, Dreifus, and Addison. However, the marketing scheme of for-profits still successfully entices people to enroll by offering accessibility with quick and easy degrees, which would infuriate Ungar and
Dale Stephens argues that college isn’t right for everyone. He acknowledges that he left college because he believed that higher education isn’t everything. Dale clarifies that college is expensive. He refers to College Board Policy Center because tuition is about 3.6 times higher today than it was 30 years ago. He brings up good points but bases his ideas off his own opinions not facts. This is a strong argument because when the tuition is higher, it will be harder for and more people to pay for it. This encourages others to look for an alternative path to follow.
Lankford, Ronald D. "Chapters 2 and 3." The Rising Cost of College. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2009. N. pag. Print.
One of the hot topics of debate going on in the U.S. today that presidential candidates are talking about is college tuition. Some have revealed their proposals to American citizens on how they would tackle the issue of tuition. The question is which one of the many proposals will work and limit the amount of people who don’t go to college and give them a reason to go. The tuition issue is not a case by case problem, but a national problem. While there are some who have the opportunity to attend college others are not as fortunate. But everyone can have a part in shaping the future for many generations to come. The objective is to find a way to make what some would call “college free”to everyone. How were we able to find a way to make public
Smith, Rodney K. "Column: Yes, a College Education Is worth the Costs." USAToday.com. USA Today News, 06 Dec. 2011. Web. Nov 2. 2015.
According to Trade Schools, Colleges and Universities “Many of America's top-performing high school students never apply to the most challenging colleges and universities even though they have the ability to succeed at them. They often come from minority and low-income households and end up pursuing more affordable, less-selective schools instead.” College can be a burden to many students in a variety of different ways, but the most common reason is due to funds. Making college free for students will help this problem by increasing jobs in the work industry that require degrees, they should be affordable to all people at all cost, as well as the funds should be completely cut off because it would increase jobs and help America's economy grow.
Bird, Caroline. "College is a Waste of Time and Money." The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Expository Prose. 9th ed. Ed. Linda H. Peterson et. al. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1996. 481-490.
Imagine telling a student who just graduated from college that you have wasted four years of hard, stressful and even worse, expensive work. Unfortunately, in this cynical society today, the world isn’t just full of competitors, but it’s full of greedy money-grabbing businesses. The worst businesses aren’t manufacturing or electric companies, but colleges and universities. In Caroline Bird’s essay “College is a Waste of Time and Money,” she examines how college has been viewed for so long as the best place to send high school grads no matter whether they actually want to go or not. She adds that students don’t realize how much college costs and are wasting their parents time and money, which is especially a horrible thing to waste. Now that the economy is better since September 11th and states have been stabilizing their budget debts, it doesn’t make sense that tuition prices higher than ever for college students.
Vance, J.D. "The college trap: our higher-education system hurts the poor." National Review 27 Jan. 2014. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 12 Mar. 2014.
The article is written by Matt Bruenig who is a writer primarily focused on economic and political issues that especially affect poverty and inequality system. This essay discusses the idea of free college in the U.S. Topics include the different definitions of “ free college” and various benefits for different class-based students which lead to the inequality of free college plan. The meaning of “free college” varies from one to another. Some believe that it is sponsoring tuition to zero, while others believe that it means not only sponsoring tuition to zero but also living grants. Since there are many different views toward the definition of free college, government may need to declare it clearly. The author also mentions about the lack of equality of free college plan is another problem. Many researches show that the free colleges plan benefits middle-class and higher-class students more than poor students. This is a current and
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For most young Americans, college has always been preached to them as being a vital part to their success in the adult world; but as they reach this educative rite of passage many find they must take out inflated loans, work part time jobs, or even become dissuaded entirely due to the exorbitant costs of higher education. We must forsake this current antiquated system in favor of government subsidized tuition. Therefore, college education must be free because of its benefit to the economy, creation of equal opportunity, and the resolution of the student loan crisis.
"This House Believes University Education Should Be Free." Idebate.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2013.
This has sparked the debate as to whether higher education ought to be offered free of charge or not, with many rallying for the former. In order to level the playground for all Americans and offer equal opportunities in life; higher education should be offered free of charge to all. This paper seeks to make a convincing argument regarding the importance and need of having free higher education. At the same time, this essay seeks to cite some of the opinions of those of a contrary opinion, giving them a different viewpoint. In the end, this essay will weigh the benefits of free higher education against the drawbacks and probably, convince everyone that the benefits are enough to guarantee free higher education.
Delbanco, Andrew. College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011. Print.