This editorial by an unnamed author sates that the reason for such a bill is that there are too many students that are graduating in the top ten percent. Said author thinks that to solve this problem we need to build more state colleges. However if we were to do that we'd have even more schools that will need to be funded. The author even states that "Among other definitions, Tier One schools have more than $100 million in yearly research expenditures." Looking back on the article in my previous entry, our state is already grossly underfunded. Why should we build schools that we can't pay for?
If we increase the number of state colleges they'll just end up like our countless amounts of public schools, underfunded and unable to give people a decent education. Seriously, back when I was in public school we didn't have enough desks for everyone. Hell, we didn't even have up-to-date textbooks. Although oddly enough we had plenty of lockers... I'm not quite sure how that happened.
I agree with this article. The top 10% rule is the most inefficient way to admit students into state Universities. This process eliminates the selection of students based upon their character and possibility of academic achievement. Also, with a rising population, the top number of top 10% students increase as well. The matter of fact is that not all top 10% students are of the same academic quality. Many students aspire to enter famous state Universities, but end up being turned down.
ReplyDeleteAlso, increasing higher education schools wouldn't help the economy or provide better education. Like my classmate said, they would not be properly funded and wouldn't have the same quality as an established University.