Comments on: High school drop-outs in college http://joannejacobs.com/2006/05/31/high-school-drop-outs-in-college/ Free-linking and thinking on education by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:53:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Prof210 http://joannejacobs.com/2006/05/31/high-school-drop-outs-in-college/#comment-32392 Prof210 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:53:23 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2006/05/31/high-school-drop-outs-in-college/#comment-32392 Here's a link: http://www.lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/education/ed_22_anl06.html Please note especially Figure 2. It appears that the cost of community college (not just student tuition) is significantly lower than the cost of high school on an annual basis per student. Thus, it seems to make more sense for the state to pay to subsidize community college, including remedial work, than to keep the students in high school. Here’s a link:

http://www.lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/education/ed_22_anl06.html

Please note especially Figure 2. It appears that the cost of community college (not just student tuition) is significantly lower than the cost of high school on an annual basis per student.

Thus, it seems to make more sense for the state to pay to subsidize community college, including remedial work, than to keep the students in high school.

]]> By: Walter E. Wallis http://joannejacobs.com/2006/05/31/high-school-drop-outs-in-college/#comment-32391 Walter E. Wallis Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:08:15 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2006/05/31/high-school-drop-outs-in-college/#comment-32391 All public education above High School should be paid for with a surcharge on future income tax or with civic or military service. All public education above High School should be paid for with a surcharge on future income tax or with civic or military service.

]]> By: Wayne Martin http://joannejacobs.com/2006/05/31/high-school-drop-outs-in-college/#comment-32390 Wayne Martin Wed, 31 May 2006 23:25:42 +0000 http://joannejacobsblog.com/2006/05/31/high-school-drop-outs-in-college/#comment-32390 > California community colleges will take > anybody with a pulse .. That might not be a problem, on the face of it. However, the taxpayers are subsidizing the cost of education for these students. A few years ago the legislature raised the cost of tuition to be fairly close to the cost of providing educational services in the CCs. The Deans of the "institutions" went catatonic and effectively lobbied the legislature to restore the rather healthy subsidies. They argued: "if the students have to pay what it costs to educate them, they won't pay and the CCs will begin to lose students." > California community colleges will take
> anybody with a pulse ..

That might not be a problem, on the face of it. However, the taxpayers are subsidizing the cost of education for these students. A few years ago the legislature raised the cost of tuition to be fairly close to the cost of providing educational services in the CCs. The Deans of the “institutions” went catatonic and effectively lobbied the legislature to restore the rather healthy subsidies. They argued: “if the students have to pay what it costs to educate them, they won’t pay and the CCs will begin to lose students.”

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