Free Community CollegeSierra MatagiWriting 10104B

Introduction

•Idea first introduced in 1947.

•Need for college degree is increasing.

•Government should pay for community college.

Why Free Community College

•Need for college degree is increasing.

•Priority to push young people to graduate college.▫2010 America slipped to 12th place.

What’s Preventing it?

•Governments investment in higher education has been reduced

•Tuition in 2002-2003 and 2011-2012 increased by 38.5%

Actions to be Taken

•Rating system▫Will it work?

•Reinvest money into education system

Actions Being Taken

•“In a sense, it’s not a new idea, but the devil is in the details and its execution” –Noah Brown

•Tennessee Governor, Bill Haslam has a plan.▫“This is the best way to boost participation

in higher education in a generation.”

Actions Being Taken

•“College may not be for everyone, but by providing free tuition makes it available to more people.”

•Recruiting the states’ adult to finish

•Reinvest money from state lottery into the education system.

Pros

•Gives the opportunity to more people who want to go.

•Raise our number of young people with a college degree.

•Meet the demand in the workforce.

Cons

•Where is the money coming from?▫Where are we pulling money from?

•Colleges may have to close down.

What Can We Do?

•Reinvest money into the education system.

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