Tuesday, October 28, 2014
A New Push to Get Low-Income Students Through College
At this time, many extremely well qualified low income students do not have any way to make their way into a top notch college or university. An organization by the name of Bloomberg Philanthropies (connected to Mayor Bloomberg) has just unveiled a set of goals that will hopefully guide low income students into college. Within the next five years, the coalition wants to ensure one half of the students that occupy the bottom half of the income bracket make it to college.
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The price of college is way too high. If Mayor Bloomberg's plan can really make it so that low-income people can afford to get an education, to pull themselves out of poverty, then im all for it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Emmanuel and probably most others that the price of college is way too high. And, unfortunately, it only continues to increase. Too many high performing, low income students are not capable of reaching their full potential all because of financial issues. Mayor Bloomberg's plan seems extremely beneficial. You know what they always say, "the cure for cancer may be in the brain of someone unable to get an education." Anyone willing to perform well out of high school deserves a higher education.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with Emily. The price of college is ridiculous. It is unfortunate that students from low income families who preform well in high school do not end up going to college. I hope this program does well and helps students get the education they deserve.
ReplyDeleteIt sucks when kids from low income families cannot afford a higher education. It's crazy and sad how having money affects ones future. Prices of colleges is outrageous and think there needs to be something done about it. Or at least give a student that does well in high school a chance to succeed. But I feel like I hear this issue all the time and nothing has been done. In fact I feel like the price of college is actually increasing. I hope Mayor Bloomberg's plan can help low-income people afford to get an education. That be fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThe price of college is way to high. I think we all are about to experience that first hand. Any sort of effort to lower the price i would support. It seems pointless to me to put kids in so much debt. I hope Mayor Bloomberg's plan gets passed and is implemented becasue it would help a lot of people
ReplyDeleteCollege prices are definitely way to high and it's good that Mayor Bloomberg has made a plan to help low-income families. It's great that a former politician is doing this and not for his own benefit.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone here that the price of college is too high, especially for those from low-income families. If they can succeed in college, then they should have the opportunity to go regardless of the cost. Mayor Bloomberg's plan to change this is a step in the right direction. However, there is still much that needs to be done to address this issue fully.
ReplyDeleteAgreeing with everyone here that the price for college is way too high and is increasing as we speak. This plan that Mayor Bloomberg is putting forth, on paper, seems like an answer to the problem. Now if the plan gets put into effect, we will see words put into action. This would help thousands of kids who have the potential just no place to show it. It's sad how kids these days show great intellect yet, since they don't have the money, can't reach their full potential.
ReplyDeleteI love that somebody is finally addressing the inaccessibility of college to many low-income, high-achieving students. However, as many have said before me, we are unsure of how the colleges will react to the influx of applications from students requiring much financial aid. Certain schools are faithful to their need-blind admissions process, but is it possible that some schools might change their policies? Can the schools afford to admit students in financial need? I hope that this results in a lower tuition, but that may not be the case.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine someone not agreeing with the fact that college cost is extremely high and out of many people's reach. I knew someone once who had all the grades to get into a great college, but decided that the extreme debt he would be in and the fact that his family made very little money to even come close to paying wouldn't be worth it. I'm really happy that someone is coming forward to make that change. But just like the article mentioned, it's not just the Bloomberg idea that can work, colleges need to be on board, too, and decide what's really important to them. In a perfect world, the cost of tuition would go down and colleges would start spending their money solely based on what they actually need. America spends all it's time bragging about how education and amazing we are, but more people than anyone can imagine can't go to college because college is extremely expensive. Just another example of equality of opportunity instead of result.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mayor Bloomberg's comments about upholding America's claim to being the world's best meritocracy. These kids are overcoming the ever-present terrifying distraction of poverty among other things in order to be successful students. I have the utmost respect for them. In regards to the price of college and student loan debt, America is in a very bad position. $1 trillion in unpaid student loans. 40% of former students unable to pay off their debt. That is not a good combination. The student loan bubble is going to burst, and when it does, there are going to be many more problems to solve in addition to giving intelligent low income students the support they need.
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that lower income families are being given greater opportunity to thrive in society by making college less expensive for them. I know when my parents first got to this country, they didn't receive much financial help and paying off their loans proved a difficult task. Providing financial relief opportunities for hard working, clearly competent students is a fantastic idea.
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