Can We Save Public Universities?

[rangerrebew]

Can We Save Public Universities?
December 14, 2016 James Piereson   Leave a comment

There was a time not so long ago when elite public institutions, such as the University of California (Berkeley), the University of Michigan, and the University of Wisconsin, more than held their own against competition from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and other elite private institutions.

Berkeley’s reputation for academic excellence in the 1950s and 60s was unsurpassed; indeed, in the mid-1960s many experts considered Berkeley to be the finest university in the world.  Flagship universities in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Virginia earned high rankings.

http://www.mindingthecampus.org/2016/12/can-we-save-public-universities/

[Fishrrman]

Question:
"Can We Save Public Universities?"

Answer:
Probably not.

The public university system is going the way of public elementary and high schools.

That is to say, if one wants meaningful education for one's kids, one must look elsewhere.

[geronl]

nope

public education is a terrible trail with a cliff at the end