Crossover legislation

[MaggieD]

Tell me this wouldn't be wonderful...

President-Elect Trump campaigned on change. Real change. What would you think of he tackled some of these....

• Lowering the interest rate on school loans and tying it to a formula to keep it that way.
• Finding a way to force four-year colleges and universities to accept credits from community colleges.
• Tax deductions for tuition available on a sliding scale depending on income.
• Making sure to give appropriate credit for the GOOD parts of Obamacare. There are many, after all.

I know there are other things that the Dems promised. I look at these few above as addressing the wish list of Dems. I'm sure there are more. IOW, showing the other side of the aisle that Republicans are addressing EVERYONE'S concerns...

What do you think? Wouldn't this be a refreshing change?

 

[nota bene]

Re Item 2, I wasn't aware there was a problem with universities accepting credits from community colleges. (I'm assuming accredited ones.) At least in my state, the two-year institutions work extremely hard, especially the feeder-schools, to offer core curriculum classes that do meet standards. In fact, there are liaison officers from the larger institutions who help insure quality and compliance. So catch me up?

 

[azgreg]

Re Item 2, I wasn't aware there was a problem with universities accepting credits from community colleges. (I'm assuming accredited ones.) At least in my state, the two-year institutions work extremely hard, especially the feeder-schools, to offer core curriculum classes that do meet standards. In fact, there are liaison officers from the larger institutions who help insure quality and compliance. So catch me up?

The universities and community colleges here in Arizona have a great relationship. There are many programs for transfer between all of them.

 

[Orly?]

[*]Lowering the interest rate on school loans and tying it to a formula to keep it that way.
[*]Finding a way to force four-year colleges and universities to accept credits from community colleges.
[*]Tax deductions for tuition available on a sliding scale depending on income.
[*]Making sure to give appropriate credit for the GOOD parts of Obamacare. There are many, after all.
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It all sounds all well and good, touchie feelie, and I know it's the way of the world these days, but I'd really like to see the fed gov keeping their nose out of that kind of stuff more..

Can we stop for a moment and think about, instead of accomplishing those goals through further regulation, would it be possible to fix some of those same issues through DEREGULATION?

Who knows what crazy liberal laws/regulations are pushing around microeconomies in strange ways that could very well account for things that seem to be out of balance..

 

[MaggieD]

Re Item 2, I wasn't aware there was a problem with universities accepting credits from community colleges. (I'm assuming accredited ones.) At least in my state, the two-year institutions work extremely hard, especially the feeder-schools, to offer core curriculum classes that do meet standards. In fact, there are liaison officers from the larger institutions who help insure quality and compliance. So catch me up?

Every state is different, Nota. One has to be very careful taking classes at any junior college in Illinois to make sure the courses they select will transfer to other colleges. Even after an Associate's Degree, there is no guarantee a student is taking two years' credits on to their four-year choice. It depends on each individual college, depends on the classes, depends on the grades received in those classes.

IMO, it shouldn't be that complicated. Less hoops more transparency. Four-year colleges, as one might expect, are resistant to easy cooperation. As usual, follow the money.

 

[Orly?]

Four-year colleges, as one might expect, are resistant to easy cooperation. As usual, follow the money.

There ya go..

What chances do you thing that it is D $$ upsetting that system vs R money? Colleges do seem to be somewhat liberal biased these days afterall..

Might be something to it..

Where is this money coming from? Where is it going? Who decided that?
What is the money supposed to be used for? What is it actually being used for?
What are the reasons one would or would not get this money depending on their what? In theory vs in real life? Demographics, political and racial?

It just might take a simple deregulation, or a more balanced/different funding approach to fix it..

Man I would hate to see this very same problem somehow connected to what we see is liberal educator bias and the creation of all these squealing safe spacers.. What are the chances?

Hmmmm...

 

[late]

Once he gets sworn in, he'll be living in a bubble populated with kooks, crazies and crooks.

Nice fantasy, tho.

 

[nota bene]

Every state is different, Nota. One has to be very careful taking classes at any junior college in Illinois to make sure the courses they select will transfer to other colleges. Even after an Associate's Degree, there is no guarantee a student is taking two years' credits on to their four-year choice. It depends on each individual college, depends on the classes, depends on the grades received in those classes.

IMO, it shouldn't be that complicated. Less hoops more transparency. Four-year colleges, as one might expect, are resistant to easy cooperation. As usual, follow the money.

Yes, every state is different! But I'm genuinely surprised that this is an issue in Illinois.