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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of you are positive gleeful that smaller and more affordable (relatively speaking) colleges are having problems.

And it's super weird. Not to mention ugly.[/quote]

+1 It’s shocking this thread went from being gleeful that some colleges might close to saying large groups of students shouldn’t go to college at all. Folks, other kids deserve college too. Get a grip. [/quote]

College is not a right. If you didn't do the work in k-12, for whatever reason, you're not automatically entitled to a 4 year college. A GED and community college is an established path that can lead you to a bachelor's degree. Many people already choose that path.[/quote]

Why not?[/quote]

NP-How bout you tell everyone why it should be a right first.[/quote]

Why is free K-12 a right?[/quote]

DP here. I don't actually think it should, but that is beyond the scope of this post. In many European countries for example, HS ends after 10th grade if you are not a good student.

I also vehemently disagree with all of the "wrap around services" provided by our public education dollars, at the expense of providing better a better education. [/quote]

Yes, but people in those countries don't have an expectation of nearly-universal college education and many other pathways are available - the trades, apprenticeships and the like. And these pathways are free or nearly free - they are paid for out of the public purse because people pay much higher taxes - this is why college education is souch cheaper in Europe as well. Unfortunately most people in the US would never agree to this (and no, I don't mean to turn this thread into a political discussion, just stating a fact).[/quote]

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