http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/college-pricing/?scp=3&sq=higher%20education%20cost&st=cse
-Kelly Neary
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Tuition Rise, But So Does Financial Aid
This article discusses that while tuition has increased for both public and private universities, the amount of financial aid students are receiving is compensating for the increased cost. In 2009 students received $28 billion in Pell Grants, and that is $10 billion more than the year before. This tool of government would be considered legitimate as long as the increased investment in need-based aid does not come at the expense of students' loans or millions of college students who rely on this and other need-based aid programs will experience higher costs and fewer options. However, by increasing these grants, the government is on the right track to alleviating the problem of cost with respect to higher education.
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I feel obtaining new ways to achieve higher education is important. I am not surprised tuition prices continue to rise, but at the same time I think it's wrong. During these bad times still I believe tuition costs should be frozen or lowered. Financial aide is very essential to our country as many college students wouldn't be able to go to college without them. Pell grants should continue to rise as we should be encouraged to get as many kids into college as possible to benefit our country.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the government in increasing the amounts of grants that are being given out to those who need and wish to attend college. The fees that have been increasing, have been increasing for year, sometimes more then others. Recently, with the economic downturn, things have begun to cost more and become more of a strain with not only those who attend college, but the states that offer the education (also private colleges). It should be the governments responsibility to keep the percentage of those who are attending college roughly the same with years into the future. I believe this because the countries education is, truly, its future.
ReplyDeleteThis is a subject with a lot of gray area and it will continue to be that way. The prices of obtaining higher education continued to rise due to the economy because this is how the schools compensate for it. In order for things to get better I think the schools have to cooperate as well and try and seek out any other solution as to coping with our terrible economy. But this is very much more easily said than done and does not seem like it will happen any time soon. How long can government afford to keep giving out these grants and how high can they go? This is an issue that will be on the nations agenda for a while to come.
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