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All foster kids in California can now attend any state college for free

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Re: All foster kids in California can now attend any state college for free

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Post by nvahalik »

jrockway wrote: post #4
Bostonian wrote: post #3

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Don't people with the lowest test scores benefit the most? If you already know everything, what's the point of going to school?

That depends. Are the test scores because they don't care? Or are the scores reflective of someone without means?

On the former, probably not. They'll just suck up the oxygen in the room.

The latter? Sure, they could benefit immensely.

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Post by whartung »

eropple wrote: post #5
Bostonian wrote: post #3

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> Making college free regardless of academic preparation (the article does not mention any) is a bad idea. Where does it say that acceptance is guaranteed?

It can also act as an incentive for the student to do better if they know there’s actually a college program waiting for them.

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Post by benatkin »

eropple wrote: post #5
Bostonian wrote: post #3

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> Making college free regardless of academic preparation (the article does not mention any) is a bad idea. Where does it say that acceptance is guaranteed?

Community colleges are included in the program.

This seems to be a part of a guaranteed jobs program. Wish we were moving to a basic income program but I'm convinced that we will need one or the other or some combination of the two. Jobs at a community college would be ideal to replace some of the early jobs that would be eliminated by AI.

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Post by kortilla »

jrockway wrote: post #4
Bostonian wrote: post #3

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Don't people with the lowest test scores benefit the most? If you already know everything, what's the point of going to school?

The test is to ensure you know enough to be able to get something out of college and not slow all of the other students down.

It’s not testing if you already know college materials.

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Post by kevinventullo »

jrockway wrote: post #4
Bostonian wrote: post #3

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Don't people with the lowest test scores benefit the most? If you already know everything, what's the point of going to school?

The tests only cover high school level material, while colleges courses take that material as a prerequisite and build on top of it.

Re: All foster kids in California can now attend any state college for free

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Post by megaman821 »

tarr11 wrote: post #8
starside wrote: post #2

I think this is a good idea. That is the first time in a long time I have thought "wow, the state is doing something useful with my tax dollars"

also free lunches in schools https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/states-that-have-passed-univer...

All school lunches and breakfasts should be free. It is abhorrent that any child in a country as rich as the United States should go hungry at school.
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