Summary: This is a website campaigning for the government to make attending college free for all students.
Topic:Pell Grants
Category: institutional
What is it? Web site
Publication info: Free Higher Ed. campaign
Authors: Reed Jr., Adolf; Smith, Preston H.
Location: http://www.freehighered.org/index.html
Accessed: 3/8/09
Support:
- GI Bill (1944)
- New York University system
Summary:
The GI Bill was a successful bill that FDR introduced in 1944 towards the end of Worl War II. It gave veterans a chance at a free higher education. It has since been considered one of the single most successful legislative decisions. In the 1960′s City University of New york opened its doors to all who wanted to attend. During this time period there was a huge increase in the number of students attending CUNY. Due to financial issues CUNY was forced to start charging tution again in 1975.
Audience and agenda:
The Free Higher Ed. campaign is part of the Labor Party, and the website was created in 2004. The labor party is a political made to address the issues of the working class. There was no information on how many people were supporting the Free Higher Ed campaign.
Usefulness:
This web site shows a competing idea to the way our higher education system is currently run. It seems like a pie in the sky dream that will never happen, at least not for quite a while. With our current economic situation the federal government is not going to be able to fund making college free for all students. A more realistic plan would be continuing to fund Pell Grants in order to offset the rise in tuition.
Work cited:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_University_of_New_York#Open_admissions_and_remedial_education
http://thelaborparty.org/index.html
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