“How much is it going to cost?” This is often one of the most asked questions, especially when it comes to the value of higher education. The issue on higher education has gained lots of people and policy makers’ attention just as it caught these authors in this debate. The authors debating over the value of higher education agree the cost is an increasing problem. The expensive cost is not only found at four-year institutions. The cost is also a struggle at community colleges where many students are lower income. While the articles do agree the cost of higher education is expensive, the authors have yet to reach common ground on the value of higher education, and from where funding for higher education should come.
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The first article “A Community-College Plan Doomed to Fail,” claims that free community college should be funded and ran by state and local governments. The authors of this piece argue against President Obama’s proposal to implement free community college nationwide, something Tennessee has already chosen to do and is ran by the state (A Community-College Plan Doomed to Fail para 6). The writers here argue President Obama’s proposal will cost the states more money, and government shouldn’t be worrying about community college when they aren’t the ones daily involved (A community-College Plan Doomed to Fail para 6;7). On the other side of the debate, “When Free Doesn’t Mean Fair for Community College,” authors disagree and believe government should intervene more by supplying more funding for students (When Free Doesn’t Mean Fair for Community College). Michelle Chen the author of this article, positions her argument on the element that community colleges reach a lot of students especially minorities that usually wouldn’t have the opportunity to get some type of education. Chen believes government should make college free because allowing students to focus to on their education rather than worrying how to pay tuition would allow students to be more successful. The stasis between these two authors is both are speaking on the need of more affordable education. However, while both may be talking about the funding, they aren’t actually having the same debate. Chen focuses on the need for more government funding for higher education at all levels not just community colleges. While the authors of “A Community-College Plan Doomed to Fail,” doesn’t even look at four- year universities, rather the authors focus specifically on free community college not funded by states would be disastrous. One could ask the question “How many more college students are we going to put in debt
In debating the value of …show more content…
The first article “A Community-College Plan Doomed to Fail,” claims that free community college should be funded and ran by state and local governments. The authors of this piece argue against President Obama’s proposal to implement free community college nationwide, something Tennessee has already chosen to do and is ran by the state (A Community-College Plan Doomed to Fail para 6). The writers here argue President Obama’s proposal will cost the states more money, and government shouldn’t be worrying about community college when they aren’t the ones daily involved (A community-College Plan Doomed to Fail para 6;7). On the other side of the debate, “When Free Doesn’t Mean Fair for Community College,” authors disagree and believe government should intervene more by supplying more funding for students (When Free Doesn’t Mean Fair for Community College). Michelle Chen the author of this article, positions her argument on the element that community colleges reach a lot of students especially minorities that usually wouldn’t have the opportunity to get some type of education. Chen believes government should make college free because allowing students to focus to on their education rather than worrying how to pay tuition would allow students to be more successful. The stasis between these two authors is both are speaking on the need of more affordable education. However, while both may be talking about the funding, they aren’t actually having the same debate. Chen focuses on the need for more government funding for higher education at all levels not just community colleges. While the authors of “A Community-College Plan Doomed to Fail,” doesn’t even look at four- year universities, rather the authors focus specifically on free community college not funded by states would be disastrous. One could ask the question “How many more college students are we going to put in debt