In state standardized testing there are 4 score ranges, Advanced (Above grade level), Proficient (grade level), Basic (can do the basics, so below grade level) and Below basic (barely able to read/do math at a primary grade level). Not only does Baltimore have proficiency ratings in the teens and 20's for reading and math but the below basic is over 50%
She inherited the financial situation both at University Park and the commonwealth campuses. She's just the one taking the blame for making necessary cuts.
If I was in charge things would be different (No worries, nobody would vote to put me in charge):
And that doesn’t count the 40% of boys that drop out.
Things cost more when in urban and denser-populated environments. It's crazy like that.
Now do rural areas.
The greatest correlating factor in a childs likelihood of academic success is a two parent home who both have higher education. Next is just two parent homes, even without advanced education. People try to says its money or zip code but go look at those with $ or their zip, they are all two parent households.
Money magazine did an interesting study 20+ years ago. They tried to identify the best public high school in each of the biggest Metropolitan areas of the country. They did this based on things like graduation rates and standardized test scores.
That reminds me of a story Rob Henderson told. Without getting into too much detail, Rob Henderson had a very tumultuous childhood in various foster homes and later was adopted and then his adoptive parents divorced, yadda, yadda. Very tough upbringing. He finished high school, spent eight years in the military, which helped him get his act together greatly, then got into Yale on some special program even though he had about a 2.2 GPA in high school, then graduated Year with a degree in Psychology, then went to Caimbridge where he recently finished his PhD in Psychology. He wrote a book about his childhood named Troubled that is very good.
Holy cow, are you from Southwest Pennsylvania because that sounds exactly like my elementary school experience. They bussed all of the first graders a mile down the road to a building that had four rooms and a bathroom in it and that’s where we all went to school for the day.
We walked a little over a half mile to a corner store where we waited for the bus. Nowadays the bus stops at each house and they send separate busses so little kids don't have to ride with big kids.
One of the big problems all of the school in the greater Washington, DC area is that of chronic truancy; a significant portion of the kids are missing more than 40% of the class time. I can't think of anything a school system can do for a student that isn't in class enough to learn, nor can I think of anything they can do to get the students to show up.
So Joe had nothing to do with enrollment increasing and the school gaining a national reputation? If Joe never lived and we had a terrible football program for 5 decades with multiple bad coaches the university would have been in the same position?
Trade school is a great option for some but not everyone. You certainly don't need to go to these over priced $70K a year private colleges to be successful and yes I am looking at you too, Ivy league, Duke, Stanford, etc. Every school is over priced including PSU. Community college for two years then on to a state school is a good, solid option. It is not the school you go to but the individual and their drive and motivation.
There has to be a job at the end of the process or it's a waste of time.
Somewhere in the early 2000s, colleges across the nation, amid burgeoning demand and fierce competition for students, stopped talking about the value of college being the degree and the oppty it presented in life, and started talking about the student experience. It became amount amenities, shiny buildings, and everything you mention. Its all paid for by never-ending cheap govt loan money.
I have been saying for several years that the entire university system is at risk. There is no longer any need to go to college for 4-5 yrs. And that means big time football is at risk.
Below is a link to a Fox Business story from yesterday that opens by saying that companies are quickly dropping degree requirements. The best and brightest are getting hired young and trained on the job.
Guy interviewed said average age of the Apollo moon project was only 25. Then said the same was true of the Manhattan Project that developed the first atomic bomb during WWII. Which I found stunning.
Big Tech hiring more workers without college degrees | Fox Business Video
Rainmaker Technology Corporation CEO Augustus Doricko joins 'The Bottom Line' to share his success in Silicon Valley despite not having a college degree.www.foxbusiness.com
I was talking about in state students attending commonwealth campuses. Slightly lower tuition and most can commute and avoid room and board costs. I think many are motivated to attend main campus because they don't have to pay until the graduate (student loans). I think many more would attend commonwealth campuses or community college if they had to pay as you go. It's like buying a car. A lot of people look at monthly payments and ignore the total cost.
One major consideration might be location and value of assets. If one is located where they can quickly sell the properties for high dollars they could get some serious cash.
A lot of kids get screwed if they do all that, forcing them to pay room and board instead of living at home. And there are some poor areas in that list which will exacerbate the situation. It may be necessary, but what comes with it will suck for many.
